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AN APPEAL AGAINST SLAUGHTER 



ARE YOU ABLE TO HBARf 



BY 

MARION E. COVILLE 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
C. W. BARDEEN, PUBLISHER 






CoPTHiGHT, 1914. BT MARION E. COVILLE 

Published. July, 1914 



'CI.A380965 



OCT 12 1914 



FOREWORD 

To all men everywhere this call is dedicated. 
To the brother who is desirous of doing his part 
toward manifesting God's perfect creation, to 
the fellow-being who is looking forward to a 
higher living, to him who is able to hear, and 
to him who now may not seem able to under- 
stand, — to all these the messenger goes forth. 

For the present it may be that few will 

coincide with the essential ideas promulgated, 

but the messenger prays his fellow-creatures to 

ponder upon these tidings of Love, inflexible 

though they may seem — tidings prompted by 

convictions born of spiritual aspiration, hastened 

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by culminating human experiences, and empow- 
ered by the desire to be helpful to all and 
obedient at whatever the cost. 

The messenger hopes to encourage certain 
reform sentiments, he hopes to find responsive 
hearts who, perhaps, in turn will show other and 
brighter views which the Infinite has revealed 
to them. To sort out and embrace from this 
suggestive work whatever advanced ideas seem 
practicable to each, — such a course will at least 
help to clear the way. 

However, if the messenger knew there were 
but five on earth who would or could listen, 
gladly would he hasten. If he knew that some- 
where but one would be found Hstening, still 
would the messenger eagerly scatter his seed 
broadcast with the assurance that the fruits 



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would be of use to that one. And if the messen- 
ger knew that his tidings would meet with rebuff 
alone, still zealously would he continue to pre- 
pare the soil, and obediently scatter the seed, 
awaiting the Spirit's further call. 



And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it 
was very good. — Genesis. 

Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in 
haste unto the den of lions. 

And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable 
voice unto Daniel : and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, 
servant of the Hving God, is thy God, whom thou servest contin- 
ually, able to deliver thee from the lions ? 

Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. 

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions* mouths, 
that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency 
was found in me ; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. 

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded 
that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was 
taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon 
him, because he believed in his God. — Daniel. 

In the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass 
with reeds and rushes. 

And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called 
The way of holiness ; the unclean shall not pass over it ; but it shall 
be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. 

No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up 
thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk 
there. — Isaiah. 

Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps : . . . . 
Moimtains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: 
Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: 
Kings of the earth, and all people ; princes, and all judges of the earth : 
Both young men, and maidens ; old men, and children : 
Let them praise the name of the Lord : for his name alone 
is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. 

— David. 

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath 
clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. — Job 

(6) 



Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness 
reacheth unto the clouds. 

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments 
are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast. 

— David 

Unto the dumb lips of his flock he lent 

Sad pleading words, showing how man, who prays 

For mercy to the gods, is merciless. 

Being as god to those; albeit all life 

Is linked and kin, and what we slay have given 

Meek tribute of the milk and wool, and set 

Fast trust upon the hands which murder them. 

Thus the King's will is: — 
There hath been slaughter for the sacrifice 
And slaying for the meat, but henceforth none 
Shall spill the blood of life nor taste of flesh, 
Seeing that knowledge grows, and life is one, 
And mercy cometh to the merciful. 

The Light of Asia — Edwin Arnold 

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 

— Jesus 

To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him 
it is sin. — James 

He that is of God heareth God's words. — Jesus 

(7) 



Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright ; 
but they have sought out many inventions, — Solomon. 

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth 
in pain together until now. — Paul. 

What conscience dictates to be done, 

Or warns me not to do. 
This, teach me more than hell to shun, 

That, more than heaven pursue. 

— Alexander Pope. 

How Shalt thou hope for mercy, rend'ring none ? 

The Duke of Venice — Shakespeare. 

The glory of a good man is the testimony of a good conscience. 

— Thomas a Kempis. 



The individuality created by God is not carnivorous. 



God is the Life, or intelligence, which forms and preserves the 
individuahty and identity of animals as well as of men. 

— Mary Baker Eddy. 

The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all 
his works. 

— David. 



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Wisdom is everywhere sending out its con- 
tinuous appeal. But the waiting- heart alone 
hears, understands, and obeys. Until there is a 
glad yielding to the lesser calls, myriads of 
normal attainments will be belated, or perhaps 
forfeited altogether for miserable periods, and 
on every hand stunted growths will continue to 
appear. Any individual neglect, or any daily 
practice tending not for the universal good, will 
ever retard man's ability to utilize the principle 
of a proper idealism. 

Condemnation is the portion of him who, 
knowing a truth and knowing he should proclaim 
it, yet, because of fear of human disapproval, 
withholds from his duty. Obversely, his loving 



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and humble discharge of each rightful obligation 
— be it laboring in obscurity, openly defying an 
impersonal foe, or merely uttering a simple 
truth — will speed him on his way. 

Eventually, Truth is heard — heard, if neces- 
sary, in the face of ridicule, or mayhap under the 
frown of long-established and accredited prac- 
tices of nations, of religious sects, or of individ- 
uals whose lives may seem almost exemplary. 
With sincere gratitude for the many present-day 
reforms and for the spirit of progress that seems 
to permeate the conscience of enlightened man- 
kind, still may we each ask ourselves: '*Am I 
thoroughly awake to Truth's call, or am I half- 
dreamily treading over and over again the path- 
way of many of the same old imperfections?" 

It is true that there are still too many impedi- 



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merits clogging our life channels. Like the wise 
caretaker in his garden, we should first seek our 
great irrigating source, follow carefully along 
the life stream, removing one after another of 
the lesser hindrances, until suddenly it may 
happen we shall discover a complete cut-off. 
With this now we should deal; the vital flow is 
being diverted, a condition in which a large 
majority of our apparently advanced humanity 
unconsciously stands to-day. There is too fre- 
quent drought and disappointment. The harvest 
is not what we have a right to expect. Truly, 
there is an almost world-wide cut-off to be dealt 
with, an impediment to be removed. And 
what do you think this one especially fatal 
obstruction is? 

Let us look searchingly! Here it is! — turn- 



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ing aside the life-giving stream, setting at 
naught, and making veritable sport of our efforts. 
It is a hidden stump protruding from the 
deep-lying roots of thoughtlessness, carnality, 
ignorance, cruelty, self-will, and listlessness, — 
altogether typifying the UNFAIR ATTITUDE 
of man toward a part of God's creation, 
the ANIMAL CREATION, and symbolizing 
THAT GREAT UNRECOGNIZED SNARE 
which of itself positively and inevitably excludes 
us from our proper and rapid spiritual develop- 
ment and fruit-bearing. 

One of the phases of this injustice is the 
habit of flesh-eating, a question which is fre- 
quently approached from the health side, or 
touched lightly upon with arguments founded 
upon the Old Testament Law. This treatise deals 



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with the subject principally because of the 
injustice, cruelty, and degradation which such a 
system entails. The messenger earnestly desires 
to avoid harshness, exaggeration, or undue 
emphasis regarding abstinence, but quite as 
earnestly yearns to bring to light that neglected 
virtue, renunciation, which equally with the 
other fruits of the Spirit, has its rightful claim 
to recognition. 

At the very outset, however, let it be under- 
stood between us that there is no command 
forthcoming regarding abstinence, but simply 
A CALL TO THE LISTENING, an ethical 
question, "ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR?" 

The application of the universal law of atone- 
ment with reference to this problem would be of 
untold benefit to each individual. Many follow- 



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ers of the Infinite One strive to apply this rule 
in respect to conduct with his neighbor, that is, 
oneness with God with love toward his fellow 
men. But why stop here? Why not continue 
to the lower orders of creation? No rational 
being can possibly expect to find ultimate happi- 
ness, that happiness of the kingdom of heaven, 
while ignoring so important a step of self-denial, 
or while dodging any requirement that the uni- 
versal law of harmony has upon him. Let each 
ask himself, "Can I expect to fulfil my real life 
mission while daily practicing with complacency 
that which is not for the universal good?" 

Our highest reason at once propounds this 
question, "Is it possible that the Supreme 
Being, our divine Intelligence, ever ordained the 
eating of flesh?" Reasoning from the Scrip- 



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tures, one almost invariably hears from some 
enthusiastic student the ready response that 
Moses legitimatized the eating of certain ani- 
mals. Continuing the argument for a brief 
space from the Scriptural standpoint, one must 
acknowledge that the Mosaic Law made such a 
provision. But every Bible student understands 
that, when the Israelites were led out by Moses 
from their Egyptian bondage, manna alone was 
first provided. There is the explicit statement, 
''And the people shall go out and gather a certain 
rate every day, that I (God) may prove them, 
whether they will walk in my law, or no." — Ex. 
16:4. But the people ''fell a lusting," and wept, 
and murmured, crying, "Our soul is dried away : 
there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before 
our eyes," and "Who shall give us flesh to eat?" 



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It is related that they received the answer to 
their carnal desire. Quails in abundance came; 
but with the gratification, so the history reads, 
"while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere 
it was chewed," great wrath came upon the 
people and they were smitten "with a very great 
plague.'* We have the word for it that the con- 
cession was due to the fact that the Israelites 
were yet unworthy — unworthy in the face of all 
the glory they had witnessed; still they were not 
prepared to recognize the pure ideals of the 
Most High. 

From the same Book of books we learn that 
the Infinite provision was of course unlimited, in- 
volving not one taint or suggestion of animal 
sacrifice or cruelty. In Genesis 1 :29 it reads, 
''Behold, I (God) have given you every herb 



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bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the 
earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of 
a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat." 
And abiding in this same truth the deduction is 
readily made that even the animals, at present 
carnivorous, are simply emulating mankind. In 
the eternal order, according to Genesis 1 :30, the 
animals were to fare in the only intelligent way, 
that is, *'To every beast of the earth, and to every 
fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth 
upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given 
every green herb for meat: and it was so." 

Such clean-cut authority ought to be suffi- 
cient, it would seem, but we know that the use 
of the Holy Bible as a basis in the settlement of 
any vast subject involves a most careful weigh- 
ing of the various applicable portions of that 



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Scripture. If interpreted literally what clear- 
visioned follower could possibly declare that 
part of the Law righteous where Moses says, — 
Deuteronomy 19:21 — "And thine eye shall not 
pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth 
for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot"? As a 
type of justice against impersonal evil it is well. 
But Jesus ultimately gave us his keen interpre- 
tation in the utterances found in Matthew 5:38, 
39, 44, 45. "Ye have heard that it hath been said, 
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : but I 
say unto you. That ye resist not evil." And again, 
"I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them 
that curse you, do good to them that hate you, 
and pray for them which despitefully use you, 
and persecute you; that ye may be the children 
of your Father which is in heaven." 



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Eating whatsoever is set before one, "asking 
no question for conscience sake," the stronghold 
of the man who strives to justify himself on the 
strength of this statement of Paul, and "Every 
creature of God is good, and nothing to be 
refused," Paul's words to Timothy, are texts, like 
several others, serving well in their place, but 
with no final bearing whatever upon the question 
under consideration, i. e., the right of existence 
of a debasing system, such as has continued 
down through the ages, and such as we now find 
thriving especially in our own beloved nation. 

The argument will surely be brought forth 
that Jesus ate meat. It is at least true, there is 
the record that after the resurrection, when 
appearing suddenly before his affrighted dis- 
ciples, one of tljem handing him a piece of broiled 



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fish and a portion of an honeycomb, Jesus 
partook, but for the purpose of allaying the fears 
of his followers, and to assure them that he was 
not a spirit but the same Jesus as before the 
crucifixion. Partaking of the fish was doubtless 
a ''Suffer it to be so now." 

From the record given us by John we gain 
the idea that Jesus had '*y^t many things" to tell 
us, but at that time the people were not able to 
bear them. On another occasion, referring to a 
certain advanced step, Jesus declared to his 
disciples, "All men cannot receive this saying, 
save they to whom it is given." And once when 
testifying of John the Baptist, Jesus unhesi- 
tatingly taught this, "And if ye will receive it, 
this is Elias, which was for to come." The 
Master realized that they could utilize only what 



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they were prepared to perceive. Thus, since 
people and nations and religions are constantly 
evolving, we have the right to conclude it both 
unwise and unsafe to cling to worn-out forms, 
to any defective old laws, or to imperfections in 
the faiths held by our fathers; each man should 
select no rule save that of absolute perfection. 

Think you that Jesus, our elder Brother, who 
said, **Be ye therefore perfect, even as your 
Father which is in heaven is perfect," would 
belittle one of the children for being humane, or 
condemn him for refusing to partake of needless 
sacrifice and suffering? Could it be that he would 
consider abstinence too high ground? No, we 
cannot think so, but it is a fact that those who 
abstain on principle have a sacred consciousness 
of divine approval and a holy release from the 



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bondage and horror of participation in carnage. 
And step by step during the years of growing 
conviction, it comes equally easy to deny one's 
self the pleasure of ornamental or utility furs, 
leather or kid gloves, and, just as rapidly as the 
way opens, gladly and sanely to continue ex- 
cluding the thousands of articles made from 
material procured at the price of unjustifiable 
bloodshed. 

For those who are able to hear, the summons 
to awake has come. That magnanimous prophet, 
Isaiah, whom Jesus so frequently quoted, de- 
clared that as men should arise to appropriate 
their divine commission, then "The wolf also 
shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall 
lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young 
lion and the fatling together; and a little child 



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shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall 
feed; their young ones shall lie down together: 
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the 
sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, 
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the 
cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy 
in all my holy mountain : for the earth shall be 
full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters 
cover the sea." — Isaiah 11:6-9. 

Even David perceived that the Jewish 
slaughter and sacrifice of animals for the altar 
was needless, for he cries, — Psalms 40:6 — - 
'^Sacrifice and offering Thou (God) didst not 
desire; mine ears hast Thou opened: burnt offer- 
ing and sin offering hast Thou not required.*^ 
Again quoting from Isaiah we have this startling 
sentiment, ''To this man will I (God) look, even 



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to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and 
trembleth at my word. He that killeth an ox is 
as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, 
as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an 
oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that 
burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, 
they have chosen their own ways, and their soul 
delighteth in their abominations. I also will 
choose their delusions, and will bring their fears 
upon them; because when I called, none did 
answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but 
they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that 
in which I delighted not." — From Isaiah 66. 

It would be wise if each meat-eating man, 
woman, and child were obliged to kill and pre- 
pare his own animal which he intends for his 
daily food. If this were compulsor}^ how many 



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self-respecting people do you suppose there 
would be? How many would eat with an easy 
conscience? Let us consider the case of the 
human being who can raise the lamb, be near it 
daily, feed it, care for it, and at a convenient 
season look it in the eye, stab it at the heart, then 
eat it with enjoyment, and there we shall find 
the crude existence of a being living along in 
the old barbarous rut. Be he religionist or 
infidel, this man is not ready for a higher walk 
in life. Then let us picture the state of the man 
who loves his beef and mutton and pork and who 
has never considered the right or wrong, the 
suffering, or needless slaughter, and there we 
shall find the torpid savagery of the unthinking 
man. But. observing the life of the human, hav- 
ing once fully, seen the crime of slaughter, who 



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still eats greedily, or even moderately, gratify- 
ing the senses, awhile stifling the nobler senti- 
ments, and, if he hesitates to march forward, 
there we shall find the stupid passion and brutish 
manner of the weak carnal man, a being on dan- 
gerous ground, one who has not yet found his 
true nature, one who still does not elect to be 
trusted. 

Why should the present-day man persevere 
in, and perpetuate a barbarous custom? Why? 
Because he too seldom goes alone with him- 
self and the King of righteousness and peace. 
Because he does not think for himself before his 
Creator. Because he does not think the thoughts 
of Intelligence. Because he would be afraid to 
brave strong public opinion and be thought 
peculiar. Because, apparently, it is easier with 



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him to continue a heathen than to step forward 
into his God-given being and keep pace with 
the Infinite plan. 

Anomalous it is that out from another class of 
thoughtful people, there are those who, for the 
time being, seem to have overlooked the question, 
while there are others among them who will feel 
that they have honestly disposed of the subject 
and are justified in partaking of flesh, some of 
them having audibly stated their position to 
the messenger, their reason supposedly being 
founded upon adherence to the statement that 
there is no life or intelligence in matter, a nega- 
tive phase of the immortal rule that God is "all 
in all," (From I. Cor. 15:28) by which the mes- 
senger also wishes to be guided. At this point 
the message should not be misinterpreted. The 



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firm declaration is that God, Spirit, is the only 
vitality, Life. But so far as is known, there is 
of this present generation no individual who has 
perfectly proven this principle. Consequently no 
human being finds himself perfectly free from 
suffering, and exactly to the degree that mankind 
falls short of his full heritage, to that degree he 
will find the animal creation unexempt from 
bodily suffering. 

But to be plain, there will be the necessity 
of examining and sorting bare facts. First, one 
must beware of any greedy taint of false reason- 
ing. If not, this persistent tendency will logically 
necessitate the declaration that the porker 
ready for the automatic hoisting wheel feels 
not in the least the cruel shackle which 
"steadily," very "steadily," raises him, nor 



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the inversion and suspension by the hind leg, 
and that these unforeseen forced positions, 
such as being run along the sliding rail, are 
truly only mental exhilarations. It has been 
intimated, at this stage of his experience, 
under a like predicament, mankind could not 
prove himself immune from agony. And if we 
are not able, where is the justice or authority 
for being a party to a mere habit that, annually, 
for food alone, requires and compels millions of 
victims to pass through this most excruciating 
ordeal ? 

The nearer an individual approaches the 
proof that God alone is Life, the more clearly 
will that man apprehend the utter needless- 
ness of the animal for his sustenance. More- 
over, he will find himself shrinking from the 



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loathsame contamination of a brutal and beg- 
garly barbarity. And why, in the name of our 
most generous Creator, should any follower of 
Immortality, either ignorantly or audaciously, 
require a victim for himself? Rather, will not 
a little time, devoted to the consideration of this 
foul blot and scourge upon humanity, compel 
us, little by little, at least, sooner or later, to 
forego any phase of co-operation whatever in 
this almost nation-wide carnage? Surely, when 
man shakes off his stupor, and comprehends the 
truth about himself as a son of Infinity, he will 
cease to demand wanton sacrifice, and refuse to 
be partaker of its spoils. His sad eyes will be 
opened. The earth he will find already too full 
of suffering to dare, on his own account, to add 
one jot more. With renewed consecration he 



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will turn to the unfailing Emancipator for the 
unsullied joy and sustaining power requisite for 
higher service. 

Reluctantly though it may be, we must con- 
tinue to examine closely our shame-faced facts. 
Were you ever at the slaughter? You should 
go, especially you, my fellow beings, who are 
striving to hold yourselves daily to the strictest 
mental discipline and who yet are undecided or 
unthinking regarding the eating of animals. 
You should hear their cries of horror and pain 
as at one stand alone, at the rate of eight 
hundred (800) per hour, they are compelled to 
journey on from their last crowded pen. At the 
rate of six hundred (600) per hour at one stand 
alone, you should witness the mute appeals of 
the lambs as they hang suspended, awaiting 



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each his turn for the final heart stab. If you 
have witnessed these scenes you will doubtless 
long retain the almost ineffaceable memory. And, 
if you shrink from the infamous slaughter, the 
official guide will not hesitate to promptly and 
politely inform you, "This is what the public 
demands." 

In all seriousness, let it be asked of you, dear 
students and practitioners of divine metaphysics 
who acquiescingly partake of this humanly in- 
herited crime, if honest up to your light, ought 
you not to be able to clap your hands in holy 
glee when you see or know about the heroic work 
of the truly faithful despatcher who stands in 
your stead, and spills the life blood, and stills the 
last cry, and finds the heart of YOUR victim? 
Furthermore, students and religionists and 



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thinking beings should delight in the remarkable 
process about the mechanical pens where at any 
one stand, at such a rate as two hundred and 
fifty (250) per hour, unwieldy beeves are "pain- 
lessly despatched by a sledge hammer blow on 
the head." 

What state of mentality is it that obtains 
and abides with us, a mentality that is satisfied 
to let this screaming butchery and loathsome 
wretchedness continue without a protest, yes, 
more often without a thought? The hour will 
come when the meat industry, together with its 
gluttonous wealth-getting, will be seen to in- 
volve a perniciousness and degradation akin to 
that of the liquor, debasing drug, and other 
baneful interests. The truth is that, from start 
to finish, n£> amount of gilding, sanitation. 



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automatic machinery, skilled dressing, ventila- 
tion, government inspection, supposed indis- 
pensability of by-products, hereditary belief in 
the necessity of meat-eating, ridicule, sarcasm, 
or hypocritical eye-closing can ever make the 
slaughter industry a right one in the estimation 
of the Almighty, nor can the public or personal 
demand for the industry, way back so far as the 
commercial propagation of the species for com- 
mercial slaughter, be justifiable to the illumined 
spiritual conscience. The entire system is one 
monstrous nightmare from which thinking men 
and women at least should awaken. 

"The last enemy that shall be destroyed is 
death." — 1 Corinthians 15:26. To you who look 
forward to that promised day of literal emanci- 
pation, both for yourselves and for your fellow 



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beings, to you I would plead — humbly plead. 
When you yourself come face to face with that 
claim of death, how do you expect to be prepared 
even to begin to meet it if you have not made 
one effort to overcome that foe which you 
have permitted full sway over the lower orders 
of creation ? Every mouthful of meat is a testi- 
mony to your belief in death, for you would 
not eat the animal alive. Verily, man has much 
to prove and mighty strides to make before his 
daily prayer, "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
done in earth, as it is in heaven,'' is even con- 
sidered honest or worthy of recognition. 

The startled consciousness will ask, "But 
what if people should begin to abstain from 
flesh-eating? Would not chaotic results follow? 
And what about pests? And wild animals? 



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And what are the animals for if not for eating?" 
Yes, all these questions are legitimate and 
should be asked and pondered, but it is also 
wisdom to take one step at a time. Our own 
questions will be answered by first beginning 
to eliminate each trace of selfishness and 
cruelty attaching to us in our daily thinking 
and living. Perfection is not manifested 
among us to any great degree, but we should 
begin to abandon our false ease along many 
of the paths of human living, and especially 
with reference to our lamentable national 
idolatry. The Scriptures assert that "the whole 
creation groaneth and travaileth in pain to- 
gether until now." And what for? The same 
word points out the trouble — that is, just wait- 
ing for man to stir himself, to know his redemp- 



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tion. Accordingly, if the groaning and suffering 
creation is waiting for mankind, then, in all 
good faith and with God-speed, this more intel- 
ligent part of creation should take the first step. 
Whoever thoughtfully, prayerfully, and obedi- 
ently attends to his first move is ever sure to 
find the way prepared for the next. While there 
are ferocious beasts and pests, the killing of 
these, particularly if in self-defense, seems much 
more justifiable than the propagation and 
horrible daily carnage of the animals simply for 
the gratification of man's lust and appetite, 
especially since it is repeatedly proven and can 
be proven by any one who is ready, that the 
usage is not a necessity. And if the reader 
believes the infallible I AM, here is the word 
of promise for faithfulness, ''I will give peace 



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in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none 
shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts 
out of the land." 

''Too much idealism," many will say. Yes, it 
is too much for many, because there is no prac- 
tical idealism without sacrifice. Only those will 
be able to hear or bear such doctrine who, for 
the sake of truth, are willing to make sacrifices, 
some of which, if need be, might approximate 
those typified by the plucking out of the eye or 
the cutting off of the hand. Yet there is not 
one man, though vitally, financially concerned, 
even in the trafiic, but could spurn his avocation, 
and under new and changed conditions find his 
abundant equivalent supply. 

As time goes on there will spring up other 
and better demands; superior articles will be 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 39 

and are now being manufactured in place of the 
old. Before long there will be the demand for 
a vegetable milk, now well known to German 
scientists. Shoes and articles of wearing ap- 
parel, ornamental and useful equipment, now 
made largely from leather, will be made from 
vegetable material, and that material, more 
durable than leather, is already here. Beautiful 
imitation furs are being regularly designed 
and are on sale; gloves, manufactured without 
the taint of blood, and proper for any occasion, 
are easily obtainable; and combs and pins 
made from the shell of the tortoise or blood, a 
by-product from the slaughter, can now be 
ignored by the purchase of articles manufac- 
tured of rubber or other proper material. For 
every discarded utility made from the distasteful 



4Q AN APPEAL 

by-product, there is a higher substitute awaiting. 
Whoever is in earnest will be led to the right 
sources. 

In these days of progress and refrom it is 
dangerous to lag back. Gigantic evils are being 
uncovered, great lights are forging ahead open- 
ing hitherto closed doors. We want life more 
clearly defined, we crave the perpetual widening 
of our horizon, grander views. Then why not 
expedite our problem? Why not free ourselves 
from ONE of the clutches of carnality? As a 
nation, let us not imagine ourselves as advanced, 
for we are dominated by opinions, enslaved by 
public standards, fooled by a pusillanimous 
fashion in food. We have woefully succumbed 
to a repugnant idolatry dragging and holding 
us down in ocean depths of mediocrity. 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 41 

However, this is not the law of the King of 
kings. The dominion bestowed by the unchange- 
able Creator is not the sovereignty of a mur- 
derous lordship; it is the supreme authority 
of a wise and loving control delegated alone 
to the beings whom the Word pronounces, 
'in the image of God," and "very good/* True 
men and women everywhere, and religionists 
of whatever creed should be able to perceive 
a lamentable obvious mistake and hasten to 
make a clean sweep of our mortally-gauged 
narrowness, ignorance, bigotry, and cruel care- 
lessness, traits which would keep us perpetually 
bound to a perverse custom not suitable for the 
dark ages. But with the stifling curse removed, 
we shall have more clearly attained that sacred 
preparatory state where there is ability to reach 



42 AN APPEAL 

out the hand of unfailing power and good-will 
to our own kind — to those lower down in the 
scale, who are nearly or soundly asleep: some, 
day-dreaming; some, sleep-dreaming; others, in 
the fearful agony of nightmare. 

How can the carnivorous Christian continue 
to sing his doxology, 'Traise God from whom 
all blessings flow"? What a mockery is his 
"Praise Him all creatures here below." Until 
he desists in his sporting and experimenting, and 
slaughtering, and partaking, would it not be less 
— it is said with humility — hypocritical to leave 
the singing of these sentiments to the faithful 
Buddist? 

Sorrowfully the messenger touches upon the 
pleasurable side, the view of the sportsman find- 
ing puerile delight in the pursuit and capture and 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 43 

mutilation of animals. In his childishness, — 
manly or even wise he may be along other 
avenues of development, — he forgets the torture 
he is inflicting. Then, too, he forgets that the 
Eternal Equity never fails to register his exact 
degree of apostasy from divine manhood. Nor 
does that Law ever fail to impress the merited 
brand upon his own elected existence. 

But away in his heart of hearts, if the truth 
were studied, it is the call of nature with its 
streams and woods and mountains and forests 
and sublime solitude that he loves. The true 
sportsman of to-day recognizes this fact. He 
starts out to enjoy the wondrous beauties of 
nature, not with his fishing-tackle or gun, but in 
any one of thousands of wholesome ways, with 
his guide book perhaps, his field glasses, his 



44 AN APPEAL 

camera, or his kodak. And who would not pre- 
fer a harmless snap-shot trophy to the weight of 
a pitiable bloody carcass with its attendant un- 
escapable defilement of conscience? Has Infin- 
ity ceased to be unlimited? Never! Then can 
not each find, in place of sportive destructiveness, 
his proper pleasurable substitute in the un- 
bounded storehouses of the Most High? 

But most glaringly useless and witless of all 
is the practice of vivisection. What shall ever 
atone for this ignorance, this mistaken effort on 
the part of some of the medical profession ? How 
shall these supposedly wise and scientific men 
expiate their unwarranted procedure? Over and 
over, let us remind ourselves that, for a consider- 
able distance out from the shameless laboratory 
of medical research, the maddened cries of tor- 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 45 

tured animals under experimentation are often 
to be heard. And what part shall the slumbering 
public share in this acquiescence? 

If man but understood, there is a mighty cry 
going up daily from the butchery of the animal 
creation. The very barbarity of it hangs over 
our earth like an ominous cloud. It constitutes 
one of the great hindrances to a world progress. 
The knowledge alone of the sufferings of live 
stock in shipment should be sufficient to make 
each human being recoil with the determination 
never again to be defiled. 

Then what shall be done with the mesmeric 
hush that ensnares us, permitting pride and 
fashion and supposed necessity to prevail over 
conscience? The wearing of feathered song- 
birds, and wings, and breasts, and furs, and skins 



46 AN APPEAL 

of animals is a badge of the degradation in which 
we find ourselves. A colossal mercantile atrocity 
is being kept alive to satisfy the demand for 
adornment worn by our — shall it be said? — 
highly civilized and deeply religious people. But 
that adornment is at the expense of a defenseless 
creation, millions — yes, millions according to 
statistics — yearly being hunted, or tortured in 
traps, or shot, or beaten to death, or often ripped 
up and abandoned to die. 

Oh! that now the combined wails of to-day's 
tortured animal creation might sound in the ear 
of each thoughtless human being, that now the 
pleading eyes of that agonizing creation might 
confront his vision. Would he heed? Some 
time he will. But will he heed now? Yes, if he 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 47 

is worthy he will both hear and obey the voice 
of Wisdom. 

But practically the question presents itself: 
"Is this most fitting reform, one so much needed 
in our Land of Liberty, to receive its dynamic 
impetus through us in our day, during this pres- 
ent generation ?" Surely, none of us in this twen- 
tieth century would particularly choose the dis- 
tinction of putting ourselves on record as opposed 
to the correction of this defective attitude. There 
will never be a more convenient season than now 
in which to make the first telling strides. Neither 
evasion nor subterfuge will prosper us individ- 
ually. Nor will the world be edified while we 
remain stiff-necked, hard-hearted, or unthinking. 
In such an event, we shall but transmit a dark 
custom to future generations, bequeathing to 



48 AN APPEAL 

them our poor results and disregarded tasks, 
leaving it to the yet unborn to sweep away the 
accumulated offal and bring to pass a reforma- 
tion which is destined to come. The glory of 
such a movement should not be delayed. The 
advantages at least in part should be ours. The 
old predatory habits ought to be rooted out and 
the rightful customs given a glad welcome. 

The love between man and the animals is 
worthy of cultivation. This we see exhibited at 
the present time in a most interesting and grati- 
fying way in many of our city parks, especially 
in Central Park of New York City, where it has 
become a favorable habit with the men, women, 
and children visitors to show affection to the 
dear gray squirrels who come hopping along, 
often perching themselves upon the benches or 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 49 

upon the knees or shoulders of their friends. The 
experience of tenderness that comes with such a 
relationship is clean, and the growing habit of 
love or regard between all of God's creatures is 
desirable. 

The very crowning feature of Boston's beau- 
tiful public gardens and parks would be ruined 
if its doves were to be obliterated. They are fre- 
quently seen alighting upon the shoulders or 
knees or even the feet of the kindly folk. Such 
scenes as these make us grateful; they act as a 
stimulus to further rightful acquaintance with 
the animals and to the divine and loving domin- 
ion that is man's by right. 

Take, for example, the well-known present 
condition of a part of the animal kingdom as it 
is found in our Yellowstone National Park. For 



50 AN APPEAL 

many years in a region of almost unsurpassed 
natural and varied grandeur, a territory, exclu- 
sive of its forest reserve, about the size of the 
state of Connecticut, there, in their natural state, 
the animals of the forests and wilds have roamed 
practically unmolested under the protection of 
the few government scouts. The bear, the deer, 
the elk, the antelope, and the mountain sheep, 
together with many other species, have come to 
realize in a great measure their rightful existence, 
losing much of their fear. Summer tourists may 
walk or ride, day after day, for weeks through 
this vast, marvelous reserve, through its most 
absolutely lonely sections, without fear of annoy- 
ance from the animals. From time to time, the 
elk, the deer, or the bear may be seen peering 
out from the depths of the pine woods or cross- 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 51 

ing the roads in full view of the coaching parties. 
The park is unfenced, the animals are not cap- 
tives, they are free to come or go, but they have 
chosen to stay and they learn gradually that no 
harm is intended to them and they respond to 
man's regard for their welfare. 

On the other hand, to illustrate how slow 
public opinion often is to give up its disgraceful 
customs, we have but to turn to the Legal and 
Judicial History of New York, Vol. 3. — Alden 
Chester, Editor, — and there read about the fa- 
mous "hog case" which was tried in the justice's 
court at Albany, New York. We find that Na- 
thaniel P. Willis, the famous author and journal- 
ist, had published an article decrying the remiss- 
ness of that city for allowing its hogs to run at 
large in the streets, a nuisance penned by him as 



52 AN APPEAL 

"more Dutch than decent." This custom, it is 
cited, was not peculiar alone to Albany, for it 
prevailed to quite an extent throughout the New 
England cities and towns. 

The criticism caused no little excitement, and 
**led to a struggle in the common council, which 
lasted for many months, for the passage of an 
ordinance to restrain the running of hogs at 
large in the streets." By further reference we 
find that there was so even a division among the 
councilmen regarding the propriety of such a 
law, that the question was laid on the table from 
time to time while a long and earnest debate 
continued. Eventually the ordinance was passed, 
imposing a penalty of two dollars upon the owner 
for every hog running at large, and provided for 
the swine being placed in the public pound. 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 53 

Nevertheless public sentiment was still largely 
unchanged ; in the face of the effort made to enact 
this law, it remained a dead letter for a long 
period. The custom had obtained such a strong 
foothold through long standing and belief in the 
necessity of swine for private use and as public 
scavengers that the people were actually asleep 
to the need of reformation. All through the 
agitation, which was pushed by a few public- 
spirited citizens, the majority of the people 
stoutly resented the idea or considered it a huge 
joke. 

Further we read : "One John Baker was 
eventually selected to take to the pound all hogs 
found in the streets, and to see that the ordinance 
was enforced. His zeal in the performance of his 
duties was such that until the day of his death 



54 AN APPEAL 

he was commonly known as Tig Baker.' " A 
suit was brought by him in the justice's court in 
the name of the Chamberlain of the city against a 
certain offender, in order to secure the penalty of 
six dollars for permitting three of his swine to 
continue roaming the streets of Albany. The 
case was tried before a justice and jury, while 
the prosecution and defendant counsels were two 
of the most eminent lawyers then practicing in 
the city. The faithful John Baker did not by any 
means escape the most severe judgment from the 
opposing counsel, who also assailed the constitu- 
tionality of the law. 

The justice "submitted the case to the jury 
without any charge or expression of opinion, and 
the jury promptly returned a verdict for the 
defendant." And again, "Thus the law which 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 55 

had cost so much of effort to enact, was com- 
pletely overriden by public sentiment as reflected 
by this verdict; the 'vested rights' of the hogs to 
have the freedom of the city had been vindicated, 
and a custom which was more 'Dutch than 
decent' prevailed for yet awhile." 

We laugh. "This was eighty years ago," we 
say. But, incidentally, it might be safely men- 
tioned that there is quite as sore a need of certain 
municipal or state laws regulating our attitude 
toward the smaller domestic animals. In some of 
our good-sized cities and towns public opinion is. 
equally as lax, and would be quite as resentful, or 
would consider an agitation for a clean-up quite 
as jokingly or as scornfully. 

Our highest gratitude is due to many unknown 
or forgotten, but consecrated men and women 



56 AN APPEAL 

for the untiring efforts they have made in striv- 
ing to raise the public standards. The societies 
for prevention of cruelty to animals should be 
encouraged. They are doing much in the right 
direction, as well as many clubs for the better- 
ment of conditions of the smaller domestic 
animals. 

Regarding these smaller domestic species there 
should be none unowned and roaming at large, 
and until every living one of them in our commu- 
nities has an owner with a license, guaranteeing 
care and responsibility, both outwardly indecent 
and inhumane conditions will continue. It will 
bear repeating that there should be no unowned 
domestic animals, and only when this sane state 
of affairs obtains in our towns and cities, shall 
we and the children of our country be spared the 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 57 

too frequent sight and sound of degradation. 
The fault is traceable to our sluggishness in the 
matter which ought to be handled thoroughly, 
scientifically, and legally. When this is done we 
shall have greater cause for respecting our cus- 
toms and ourselves. To leave the subject un- 
touched because thousands of individuals allow 
themselves to be irresponsible, or because of fear 
of ridicule, public sentiment being dormant, is a 
state akin to that of Albany eighty years ago. 

Thus we see how it is that ignoble habits or 
customs are permitted to gain and hold ascend- 
ency over the enactments of love and justice. 
Humanity sees only with its eyes, it hears only 
with its ears, and the resultant imitation begets 
deficient standards. From these the real, prac- 
tical man turns away; he is not ashamed to take 



58 AN APPEAL 

sufficient time alone, to listen, to learn, and to 
consult the plan of his Creator. In this way 
the individual shows his greatest efficiency; he 
becomes strong in maintaining the Imperial Will 
by which he is mightily enabled to spurn what- 
ever custom he discovers falling short of the 
divine ideal, and he has Heaven with him giving 
him the highest possible prosperity in whatever 
he is bidden to undertake for humanity. 

To continue favorable to the custom of 
slaughter is an impossibility to him who under- 
stands. He entertains no illusion that the elimi- 
nation of this one woe would establish all good- 
ness. He simply sees that where butchery is 
countenanced there is no possible basis for the 
establishment of a millennial age. He recognizes 
that the supposed spiritual living or mentality 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 59 

that is satisfied to accede to the continuance of 
slaughter, whether for food, utility, or adorn- 
ment, has gotten into a very queer mix-up. No 
rational music student would think of taking 
Paderewski's beautiful "Minuet a L' Antique,'' 
written in the key of G major, and expect to make 
a satisfactory execution if he regularly ignored 
the F sharp and flatted the dominant of the key. 
Try it for yourself or have some one try it for 
you. It is a horrible travesty, but it will be no 
more incongruous than our brazen living wherein 
mercy is ignored and slaughter is introduced. 

My fellow-being, just as the abiding conviction 
expands and strengthens and outlines itself more 
and more convincingly that the Spirit of Wisdom, 
all along down through the ages, has been calling 
and reasoning with humanity against slaughter. 



60 AN APPEAL 

just so the messenger is constrained to echo the 
call. You are able to hear. Naught save 
flagrant neglect on your part can hinder you. 
If not already on the way, the APPEAL is to 
YOU. Pray, think, be willing to obey, and prac- 
tical results will follow. You then will face the 
problem, and help to hasten the day of universal 
kindness when none shall eat the food of frenzy 
or use the product of anguish and bloodshed. 

My brother, of whatever nation, tribe, color, or 
creed — the Jew, the Christian, the religionist of 
the East or West — the infidel, will you not hear 
the call, the unmistakable call ? 



TRUTH^S PSALM 

Awaken, mankind, from your slumber! 
Hark! Behold! the Truth appeareth ! 
Rouse yourselves, let not creation 
Suffer longer at these hands. 

Loosed from matter's stubborn bondage, 
Freed from pain, dismay, injustice. 
Praise your God, Emancipator; 
Celebrate, great universe. 

Exult, O hills, rejoice, ye lowlands. 
Bring forth buds, and fruits, and flowers; 
Let the forms of Love's creating 
Now appear and honor yield. 

Let the heavenly hosts break forth, 
Let the voice of earth uniting 
Carol in the victors' offering. 
Triumph— UNIVERSAL PEACE. 



INDEX 

AN APPEAL AGAINST SLAUGHTER 

page line 
ability 

1 . . . will ever retard man's a 9-10 

2 . . . sacred preparatory state where there is a. to 

reach out the hand of unfailing power 41-17 

abominations 

Isaiah 66 :3 24-8 

abstinence 

1 . . . emphasis regarding a 13-5 

2. . . no command forthcoming regarding a 13-12 

3... that he would consider a. too high ground ? 21-14 

abundance 

quails in a. came 16-2 

account 

too full of suffering to dare, on his own a., to add 

one jot more 30-16 

acquaintance 

they act as a stimulus to further rightful a. with 

the animals 49-12 

acQuiescence 

what part shall the slumbering public share in 

this a? 45-3 

adherence 

their reason supposedly being founded upon a. to 
the statement that there is no life or intelli- 
gence in matter 27-12 

adornment 

1. . . to satisfy the demand for a 46-4 

2... that a. is at the expense of a defenseless 

creation 46-6 

3 . . . the continuance of slaughter, whether for 

food, utility, or a 59-2 

advantages 

The a. at least in part should be ours 48-6 

(63) 
• 



64 INDEX AN APPEAL 

affairs 

only when this sane state of a. obtains in our 

towns and cities 56-16 

affection 

to show a. to the dear gray squirrels who come hop- 
ping along 48-15 

age 

no possible basis for the establishment of a mil- 
lennial a 58-16 

ages 

1 . . . a debasing system, such as has continued 

down through the a 19-1 1 

2 . . . bound to a perverse custom not suitable for 

the dark a 41-15 

3 . . . that the Spirit of Wisdom, all along down 

through the a., has been calling 59-16 

agitation 

1 . . . a., which was pushed by a few public-spirited 

citizens 53-9 

2. . . would consider an a. for a clean-up quite as 

jokingly or as scornfully 55-14 

agony 

1 . . . could not prove himself immune from a 29-7 

2 . . . others, in the fearful a. of nightmare 42 5 

air 

"to every fowl of the a.". . . (Genesis 1 :30) 17-10 

Albany 

1... "hog case" which was tried in the justice's 

court at A 51-13 

2... this custom, it is cited, was not peculiar 

alone to A 52-2 

3 . . . for permitting three of his swine to continue 

roaming the streets oi A 54-6 

4 ... a state akin to that of A. eighty years ago 57-10 

''all in air' 

1 Corinthians 15:28 27-14 

A imighty 

can ever make the slaughter industry a right one 

in the estimation of the A 34-7 



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altar 

Jewish slaughter and sacrifice of animals for the a. 

was needless 23-11 

"and if ye will receive it" 

Matthew 11:14 20-15 

anguish 

when none shall eat the food of frenzy or use the 

product of a. or bloodshed 60-9 

animal 

1 . . . typifying the unfair attitude of man toward a 

part of God's creation, the a. creation 12-8 

2 . . . involving not one taint or suggestion of a. 

sacrifice 16-15 

3 . . . were obliged to kill and prepare his own a 24-16 

4 . . . to that degree he will find the a. creation un- 

exempt from bodily suffering 28-8 

5 . . . man apprehend the utter uselessness of the a. 

for his sustenance 29-16 

6 . . . a testimony to your belief in death, for you 

would not eat the a. alive 35-9 

7. . . a mighty cry going up daily from the but- 
chery of the a. creation 45-5 

8 . . . combined wails of to-day's tortured a. creation 

might sound in the ear 46-12 

9 . . . present condition of a part of the a. kingdom 

as it is found in our Yellowstone 49-16 

animals 

1 . . . that Moses legitimatized the eating of certain 

a 15-3 

2. . . the a., at present carnivorous, are simply 

emulating mankind 17-5 

3 . . . according to Genesis 1 :30, the a. were to fare 

in the only intelligent way 17-8 

4 . . . David perceived that the Jewish slaughter 

and sacrifice of a. for the altar was needless 23-1 1 

5 . . . who yet are undecided or unthinking regard- 

ing the eating of a 31-10 

6... What about pests ? And wild a.? 35-17 

7. . . what are the a. for if not for eating ? 36-1 



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8 . . . horrible daily carnage of the a. simply for 

the gratification of man's lust 37-11 

9 . . . puerile delight in the pursuit and capture and 

mutilation of a 43-1 

10 . . . the maddened cries of tortured a. under 

experimentation 45-1 

11 . . . wearing of feathered songbirds, and wings, . . . 

and skins of a. is a badge of the degradation 46-1 

12... love between man and the a. is worthy of 

cultivation 48-9 

13 . . . as a stimulus to further rightful acquaintance 

with the a 49-13 

14. . . the a. of the forests and wilds have roamed 

practically unmolested 50-5 

15 . . . without fear of annoyance from the a 50-15 

16... the a. are not captive, they are free to come or go . . 51-2 

17. . . regulating our attitude toward the smaller 

domestic a 55-11 

18 . . . should be no unowned domestic a 56-15 

annoyance 

without fear of a. from the animals 50-14 

answer 

received the a. to their carnal desire 16-1 

antelope 50-8 

apostasy 

never fails to register his exact degree of a 43-6 

appeal 

1 . . . everywhere vSending out its continuous a 9-2 

2 . . . the appeal is to you 60-4 

appeals 

should witness the mute a. of the lambs 31-16 

appetite 

horrible daily carnage of the animals simply for the 

gratification of man's lust and a 37-12 

application 

The a. of the universal law of atonement 13-15 

approval 

have a sacred consciousness of divine a 21-17 



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argument 

1 . . . continuing the a. for a brief space from the 

Scriptural standpoint 15-4 

2. . . a. will surely be brought forth that Jesus ate 

meat 19-13 

arguments 

touched lightly upon with a. fotmded upon the 

Old Testament Law 12-16 

Arnold 

(Sir) Edwin Arnold (after quotation from "The 

Light of Asia") 7-19 

article 

Nathaniel P. Willis had published an a. 

decrying the remissness of that city 51-15 

articles 

1 . . . to continue excluding the thousands of a 22-7 

2. . . superior a. will be and are now being manu- 

factured 38-17 

3 . . . .shoes and a. of wearing apparel 39-4 

4 . . . ignored by the purchase ot a. manufactured 

of rubber or other porper material 39-15 

ascendency 

customs are permitted to gain and hold a. over the 

enactments of love and justice 57-12 

aspiration 

(Foreword) . . . tidings prompted by convictions 

born of spiritual a 3-13 

assurance 

(Foreword) . . . scatter his seed broadcast with the 

a. that the fruits would be of use 4-17 

atonement 

The application of the universal law of a 13-15 

atrocity 

a colossal mercantile a. is being kept alive 46-2 

attainments 

myriads of normal a. will be belated 9-5 

attitude 

1 . . . typifying the unfair a. of man toward a part 

of God's creation, the animal creation 12-6 



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2 . . . putting ourselves on record as opposed to the 

correction of this defective a 47-10 

3 . . . as sore a need of certain municipal or state 
laws regulating our a. toward the smaller 

domestic animals 55-10 

author 

Nathaniel P. Willis, the famous a. and journalist 51-14 

authonty 

1 . . . such clean-cut a. ought to be sufficient 17-13 

2 . . . where is the justice or a. for being a party 

to a mere habit 29-8 

3 . . . it is the supreme a. of a wise and loving control. . . 41-4 
automatic 

the porker ready for the a. hoisting wheel 28-15 

avenues 

manly or even wise he may be along other a. of de- 
velopment 43-3 

avocation 

though vitally, financially concerned, even in the 

traffic, but could spurn his a 38-13 

badge 

is a 6. of the degradation in which we find ourselves 46-1 

Baker 

1 . . . "One John B. was eventually selected to take 

to the pound all hogs found in the streets" 53-13 

2. . . "Until the day of his death he was commonly 

known as 'Pig B.' " 54-1 

3. . . The faithful John B. did not by any means 

escape the most severe judgment 54-10 

barbarity 

1 . . . he will find himself shrinking from the loath- 
some contamination of a brutal and 

beggarly b 30-2 

2 . . . The very b. of it hangs over our earth like an 

ominous cloud 45-6 

basis 

1 . . . the use of the Holy Bible as a b. in the settle- 
ment of any vast subject involves a most 
careful weighing 17-15 



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2. . . where butchery is countenanced there is no 
possible h. for the establishment of a mil- 
lennial age 58-15 

hear 

1 50-7 

2 50-16 

bearing 

are texts, like several others, serving well in their 
place, but with no final h. whatever upon the 

question 19-8 

beauties 

He starts out to enjoy the wondrous 6. of nature 43-14 

beast 

(Genesis 1 :30) "To every b. of the earth" 17-9 

beasts 

1 . . . While there are ferocious b. and pests, the 
killing of these, particularly if in self- 
defense 37-8 

2. . . (Leviticus 26:6) "I will rid evil beasts out 

of the land" 38-2 

beef 

let us picture the state of the man who loves his 6. 

and mutton and pork 25-12 

heeues 

imwieldy b. are "painlessly despatched by a sledge 

hammer blow on the head." 33-4 

1 . . . No rational b. can possibly expect to find 

ultimate happiness, while ignoring 14-6 

2. . . "Is it possible that the Supreme B., our divine 
Intelligence, ever ordained the eating of 
flesh?" 14-16 

3 . . . the case of the human b. who can raise the 

lamb 25-4 

4 . . . the crude existence of a b. living along in the 

old barbarous rut 25-8 

5 . . . a 6. on dangerous ground 26-5 

6. . . to continue a heathen than to step forward 

into his God-given h 27-2 



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7 . . . Consequently no human b. finds himself 

perfectly free from suffering 28-5 

8. . . sufficient to make each human b. recoil 45-11 

9 . . . might sound in the ear of each thoughtless 

human b 46-13 

beings 

1. . . especially you, my fellow b., who are striving 
to hold yourselves daily to the strictest 

mental discipline 3 1-7 

2... thinking b. should deHght in the remarkable 

process about the mechanical pens 33-1 

3 . . . emancipation, both for yourselves and for 

your fellow b 35-1 

4... control delegated alone to the b. whom the 

Word pronounces 41-6 

benches 

often perching themselves upon the b 48-17 

belief 

1 . . . hereditary b. in the necessity of meat-eating 34-3 

2 . . . Every mouthful of meat is a testimony to 

your b. in death 35-8 

Bible 

1... every B. student understands manna 

alone was first provided 15-7 

2... theuseof the Holy B. asabasis, 17-15 

bigotry 

41-12 

blessings 

"Praise God from whom all blessings flow" ? 42-8 

blood 

1. . . "he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered 

swine's 6" (Isaiah 66 :3) 24-5 

2. . . the truly faithful despatcher who stands in 

your stead, and spills the life b 32-15 

3 . . . gloves, manufactured without the taint of 6 39-11 

4 . . . combs and pins made from the shell of the 

tortoise or 6 39-13 

bloodshed 

1 . . . material procured at the price of unjustifiable b. . . 22-9 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 71 

2. . . when none shall eat the food ot frenzy or use 

the product of anguish and b 60-9 

blot 

this foul b. and scourge upon humanity 30-7 

blow 

"painlessly despatched by a sledge hammer b. on 

the head." 33-5 

bondage 

1 . . . when the Israelites were led out by Moses 

from their Egyptian b 1&-9 

2 . . . release from the b. and horror of participation 

in carnage 22-1 

Bookoi books 16-13 

Boston's 

The very crowning feature of B. beautiful public 

gardens and parks 49-6 

brand 

to impress the merited b. upon his own elected 

existence 43-8 

breasts 

The wearing of feathered song-birds, and wings, 

and 5 45-17 

brother 

1 . . . (Foreword) To the b. who is desirous of doing 

his part 3-2 

2 . . . Think you that Jesus, our elder B 21-8 

3... My b., of whatever nation, tribe, color, or 

creed 60-10 

Btfddist 

to leave the singing of these sentiments to the 

faithful B. ? 42-14 

btids 

(From Truth's Psalm) 61-10 

butchery 

1 . . . to let this screaming b. and loathsome wretch- 
edness continue 33-9 

2 ... a mighty cry going up daily from the b. of 

the animal creation 45-5 



72 INDEX AN APPEAL 

3 . . . He simply sees that where b. is countenanced 
there is no possible basis for the establish- 
ment of a millennial age 58-14 

by-product 

1 . . . a 6. from the slaughter 39-14 

2 . . . For every discarded utility made from the 

distasteful b., there is a higher substitute 40-1 

by-products 

supposed indispensability of 6 34-3 

calf 

"the calf and the young lion" (From Isaiah 1 1 :6) 22-16 

call 

1 . . . (Foreword) To all men everywhere this c. is 

dedicated 3-1 

2 . . . awaiting the Spirit's further c 5-5 

3 . . . "Am I thoroughly awake to Truth's c." 10-14 

4 . . . Ac. to the listening 13-13 

5 . . . it is the c of nature 43-10 

6 . . . just so the messenger is constrained to echo 

thee 60-2 

7 . . . will you not hear the c, the unmistakable c. ? 60-13 

calls 

Until there is a glad yielding to the lesser c 9-4 

camera 44-1 

capture 

finding puerile delight in the pursuit and c. and 

mutilation of animals 42-17 

carcass 

to the weight of a pitiable bloody c 44-3 

care 

has an owner with a license, guaranteeing c. and 

responsibility 56-12 

carelessness 

cruel c 41-12 

caretaker 

Like the wise c. in his garden 1 1-2 

carnage 

1 . . . release from the bondage and horror of 

participation in c 22-1 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 73 

2. . . this almost nation-wide c? 30-10 

3. . . horrible daily c. of the animals 37-U 

carnality 

1 . . . from the deep-lying roots of thoughtlessness, c 12-4 

2 . . . from one of the clutches oic 40-11 

carnivorous 

1... animals, at present c, are simply emulating 

mankind 17-6 

2 . . . How can the c. Christian continue to sing his 

doxology 42-6 

case 

1 . . . the c. of the human being who can raise the 

lamb, be near it daily 25-3 

2. . . about the famous "hog case" 51-12 

3 . . . The c. was tried before a justice and jury 54-7 

4... The justice "submitted the c. to the jury 

without any charge" 54-14 

cause 

greater c. for respecting our customs and ourselves 57-5 

Central Park 

C. P. of New York city 48-13 

century 

none of us in this twentieth c. would particularly 
choose the distinction of putting ourselves on 

record as opposed 47-8 

channels 

too many impediments clogging our life c 11-1 

charge 

"submitted the case to the jury without any c. or 

expression." 54-15 

Chester 

Legal and Judicial History of New York, Vol. 3. — 

Alden C, Editor 51-11 

child 

1 . . . "a little c. shall lead them" . . . (Isaiah 11 :6) 22-17 

2 . . . "the sucking c. shall play on the hole of the asp" 

(Is. 11:8) 23-4 

3 . . . "the weaned c. shall put his hand on the cocka- 
trice' den." . . . (Isaiah 11-8) 23-5 



74 INDEX AN APPEAL 

4 . . . woman, and c. were obliged to kill and prepare 

his own animal 24-15 

childishness 

In his c, . . . . ,he forgets the torture he is inflicting 43-1 

children 

1 . . . "that ye may be the c. of your Father which 

is in heaven." (Matthew 5 :45) 18-16 

2 . . . would belittle one of the c. for being humane 21-11 

3 ... a favorable habit with the men, women, and c. 
visitors to show affection to the dear gray 

squirrels 48-15 

4 . . . shall we and the c. of our country be spared 
the too frequent sight and sound of degra- 
dation 66-17 

Christian 

\. . . How can the carnivorous C. continue to sing his 

doxology 42-6 

2. . . the Jew, the C, the rehgionist of the East or 

West 60-11 

cities 

1 . . , This custom, . . . . , prevailed to quite an extent 

throughout the New England c. and towns 52-4 

2 . . . In some of our good-sized c. and towns public 

opinion is equally as lax 55-12 

3 . . . only when this sane state of affairs obtains in 

our towns and c 56-16 

city 

1 . . . in Central Park of New York c 48-13 

2 . . . decrying the remissness of that c. for allowing 

its hogs to run at large in the streets 51-16 

3 . . . the most eminent lawyers then practicing 

in the c 54-10 

4. . . the "vested rights" of the hogs to have the 

freedom of the c. had been vindicated 65-4 

citizens 

was pushed by a few public- spirited c 53-10 

claim 

When you yourself come face to face with that c. 
of death 35-3 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 75 

class 

Anomalous it is that out from another c. of thought- 
ful people 27-4 

clean-up 

would consider an agitation for a c. quite as jokingly 

or as scornfully 55-14 

cloud 

The very barbarity of it hangs over our earth like 

an ominous c 45-7 

clubs 

as well as many c. for the betterment of conditions 

of the smaller domestic animals 66-5 

clutches 

Why not free ourselves from one of the c. of carnality .... 40-1 1 
color 

My brother, of whatever nation, tribe, color, or 

creed 60-10 

combs 

c. and pins made from the shell of the tortoise 39-12 

command 

let it be understood between us that there is no c. 

forthcoming regarding abstinence 13-11 

common council 

"led to a struggle in the c. c, which lasted for many 
months, for the passage of an ordinance to re- 
strain the running of hogs at large in the streets." 52-6 

communities 

until every living one of them in our c. has an owner 

with a license 56-10 

complace^icy 

"Can I expect to fulfil my real life mission while 
daily practicing with c. that which is not for the 

universal good ?" 14-12 

concession 

the c. was due to the fact that the Israelites were 

yet unworthy 16-7 

condemnation 

c. is the portion of him who, knowing a truth and 

knowing he should proclaim it, yet, because of fear.. 9-12 



76 INDEX AN APPEAL 

condition 

1 . . . the vital flow is being diverted, a c. in which 
a large majority of our apparently advanced 

humanity imconsciously stands today 11-8 

2 . . . present c. of a part of the animal kingdom as 

it is found in our Yellowstone 49-16 

conditions 

1. . . but could spurn his avocation, and under new 
and changed c. find his abundant equiva- 
lent supply 38-14 

2 . . . for the betterment of c. of the smaller domes- 
tic animals 56-6 

3 . . . both outwardly indecent and inhumane c, 

will continue 56-13 

conduct 

Many followers of the Infinite One strive to apply 

this rule in respect to c. with his neighbor 14-2 

Connecticut 

about the size of the state of C 50-4 

conscience 

1 . . . for the spirit of progress that seems to per- 
meate the c. of enlightened mankind 10-12 

2 . . . how many would eat with an easy c. ? 25-3 

3 . . . way back so far as the commercial propaga- 
tion of the species for commercial slaughter, 

be justifiable to the illumined spiritual c 34-1 1 

4 . . . with its attendant unescapable defilement of c 44-4 

5 . . . permitting pride and fashion and supposed 

necessity to prevail over c. ? 45-16 

consciousness 

1 . . . those who abstain on principle have a sacred 

c. of divine approval 21-16 

2. . . The startled c. will ask, "But what if people 

should begin to abstain from flesh-eating ?" 35-14 

consecration 

With renewed c. he will turn to the unfailing Emancipator 30-17 
consideration 

1. . . the question under c, i. e., the right of ex- 
istence of a debasing system , 19-9 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 77 

2 . . . will not a little time, devoted to the c. of this 
foul blot and scourge upon humanity, 

compel us 30-6 

constitutionality 

from the opposing counsel, who also assailed the 

c. of the law 54-12 

contamination 

will find himself shrinking from the loathsome c. of 

a brutal and beggarly barbarity . . 30- 1 

continuance 

the supposed spiritual living or mentality that is 

satisfied to accede to the c. of slaughter 59-1 

control 

the supreme authority of a wise and loving c. dele- 
gated alone to the beings 41-5 

conviction 

1... during the years of growing c, it comes 

equally easy to deny one's self 22-3 

2.. just as the abiding c. expands and strengthens 
and outlines itself more and more con- 
vincingly 69-13 

convictions 

(Foreword) tidings prompted by c, bom of spiritual 

aspiration 3-13 

co-operation 

to forego any phase of c. whatever in this almost 

nation-wide carnage ? 30-9 

Corinthians 

1. 1. Cor. . 15:28 27-15 

2. 1. Cor. . 15:26 34-15 

cost 

(Foreword) empowered by the desire to be helpful to 

all and obedient at whatever the c 4-3 

councilmen 

There was so even a division among the c. regarding 

the propriety of such a law 52-11 

counsel 

faithful John Baker did not by any means escape 

the most severe judgment from the opposing c 54-12 



78 INDEX AN APPEAL 

counsels 

the prosecution and defendant c. were two of the 

most eminent lawyers then practicing in the city 54-8 

country 

shall we and the children of our c. be spared the too 

frequent sight and sound of degradation 56-17 

course 

(Foreword) such a c. will at least help to clear the 

way 4-10 

court 

the famous "hog case" which was tried in the 

justice's c 51-13 

cow 

"And the c. and the bear shall feed" (Isaiah 1 1 :7) 23-1 

creating 

(From Truth's Psalm) 61-11 

creation 

1 . . . To the brother who is desirous of doing his part 
toward manifCvSting God's perfect c. . (Fore- 
word) 3-3 

2 . . . typifying the unfair attitude of man toward a 

part of God's c 12-7 

3 . . . the animal creation. . . 12-8 

4 . . . Why not continue to the lower orders of c. ? 14-5 

5 . . . to that degree he will find the animal c. un- 

exempt 28-8 

6 . . . foe which you have permitted full sway over 

the lower orders of c. ? 35-7 

7... "whole c. groaneth and travaileth in pam" 

(Romans 8:22) 36-14 

8 . . . if the groaning and suffering c. is waiting for 

mankind 37-2 

9 . . . this more intelligent part of c. should take the 

first step 37-4 

10 . . . there is a mighty cry going up daily from the 

butchery of the animal c 45-6 

11... that adornment is at the expense of a defense- 
less c 46-7 

12 . . . combined wails of today's tortured animal c 46-12 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 79 

13 . . . pleading eyes of that agonizing c 46-14 

14 . . . (From Truth's Psalm) 61-3 

Creator 

1. . . Because he does not think for himself before his C. 26-14 
2 . . . And why, in the name of our most generous 

C, should any follower 30-3 

3 . . . dominion bestowed by the imchangeable C. 

is not the sovereignty of a murderous lordship . . 41-3 
4. . . sufficient time alone, to listen, to learn, and to 

consult the plan of his C 58-2 

creature 

"Every c. of God is good, and nothing to be refused" 

(1 Timothy 4:4) 19-5 

creatures 

1 . . . "Praise Him all c. here below." 42-9 

2. . . the growing habit of love or regard between 

all of God's c. is desirable 49-4 

creed 

1 . . . religionists of whatever c. should be able to 

perceive 41-9 

2 . . . My brother, of whatever nation, tribe, color, or c. . . 60-1 1 
cries 

1 . . . You should hear their c. of horror and pain 31-11 

2 . . . the maddened c. of tortured animals imder 

experimentation 44-17 

crime 

1 . . . the human, having once fully seen the c. of 

slaughter 25-17 

2 . . . who acquiescingly partake of this humanly 

inherited c 32-11 

criticism 

The c. caused no little excitement 52-5 

crucifixion 

the same Jesus as before the c 20-5 

cruelty 

1 ' 12-5 

2. . . This treatise deals with the subject principally 
because of the injustice, c, and degradation 
which such a system entails 13-2 



80 INDEX AN APPEAL 

3 . . . involving not one taint or suggestion of 

animal sacrifice or c 16-16 

4 . . . each trace of selfishness and c. attaching to us 36-7 

5 . . . societies for the prevention of c. to animals 

should be encouraged 56-3 

cry 

1 . . . and stills the last c 32-16 

2 . . . a mighty c. going up daily from the butchery 

of the animal c 45-4 

cultivation 

love between man and the animals is worthy of c 48-10 

curse 

with the stifling c. removed, we shall have more 

clearly attained that sacred preparatory state. . 41-15 
custom 

1 . . . Why should the present-day man persevere in, 

and perpetuate a barbarous c.} 26-10 

2. . . traits which would keep us perpetually bound 

to a perverse c 41-14 

3. . . we shall but transmit a dark c. to future gen- 
erations 47-17 

4. . . This c, it is cited, was not peculiar alone to 

Albany 52-1 

5 . . . c. had obtained such a strong foothold through 

long standing 53-4 

6 . . . "a c. which was more 'Dutch than decent' pre- 
vailed." 55-5 

7. . . he is mightily enabled to spurn whatever c. he 

discovers falling short of the divine ideal 58-6 

8. . . To continue favorable to the c, of slaughter is 

an impossibility to him who tmderstands 58-10 

customs 

1 . . . old predatory habits ought to be rooted out 

and the rightful c. given a glad welcome 48-8 

2 . . . to illustrate how slow public opinion often is 

to give up its disgraceful c 51-9 

3 ♦ . . shall have greater cause for respecting our c 57-5 

4 . . . we see how it is that ignoble habits or c. are 

permitted to gain and hold ascendency 57-12 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 



81 



cut-off 

1 . . , we shall discover a complete c 11-6 

2 . . . there is an almost world-wide c. to be dealt with . . 11-13 
cutting 

typified by the plucking out of the eye or the c. off 

of the hand 38-11 

Daniel 

(From Daniel 6) 6-16 

David 

(Psalms 36 :5, 6) 7-5 

(From Psalms 148 and 145) 6 and 8 

D. perceived that the Jewish slaughter and 

sacrifice of animals for the altar was needless 23-10 



1. 
2. 
3. 



day 



1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 
death 
1. 



"the people shall go out and gather a certain 

rate every d." (Exodus 16 :4) 15-12 

To you who look forward to that promised d. 

of literal emancipation 34-16 

to receive its dynamic impetus through us in 

OMTd 47-6 

•'until the d. of his death he was commonly 

known as Tig Baker.' " 53-17 

will face the problem, and help to hasten the d 60-7 



The last enemy that shall be destroyed is d." 

(iCor. 15:26) • 34-15 

2 . . . When you yourself come face to face with 

that claim of d 35-3 

3 . . . Every mouthful of meat is a testimony to 

your belief in d 35-8 

4 . . . "that until the day of his d. he was commonly 

known as 'Pig Baker.* " 53-17 

debate 

the question was laid on the table from time to 

time while a long and earnest d. continued 52-13 

declaration 

1 . . . The firm d. is that God, Spirit, is the only vitality,. . 28-1 
2 . . . this persistent tendency will logically necessi- 
tate the d 28-14 



82 INDEX AN APPEAL 

deduction 

abiding in this same truth the d. is readily made 17-4 

deer 

1 50—7 

2 50-16 

defendant 

1 . . . the prosecution and d. counsels were two of 
the most eminent lawyers then practicing 

in the city 54-8 

2 . . . the jury promptly returned a verdict for the d 54-17 

defilement 

to the weight of a pitiable bloody carcass with its 

attendant unescapable d. of conscience ? 44-4 

degradation 

1 . . . because of the injustice, cruelty, and d. which 

such a system entails 13-2 

2 ... a pemiciousness and d. akin to that of the 
liquor, debasing drug, and other baneful 

interests 33-14 

3 . . . be spared the too frequent sight and sound of d . . . . 57-1 
degree 

1 . . . exactly to the d. that mankind falls short of 

his full heritage 28-6 

2 . . . to that d. he will find the animal creation un- 

exempt from bodily suffering 28-7 

3 . . . Perfection is not manifested among us to any 

great d 36-9 

4 . . . Eternal Equity never fails to register his exact 

d. of apostasy from divine manhood 43-6 

delight 

the view of the sportsman finding puerile d. in the 

pursuit and capture and mutilation of animals 42-17 

delusions 

*'I also will choose their d.** (Isaiah 66 :4) 24-9 

dentand 

1 . . . d. for the industry, way back so far as the 
commercial propagation of the species for 
commercial slaughter, be justifiable to the 
illumined spiritual conscience 34-8 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 83 

2 . . . Before long there will be the d. for a vegetable 

milk 39-2 

3 . . . A colossal mercantile atrocity is being kept 

alive to satisfy the d. for adornment 46-3 

demands 

As time goes on there will spring up other and better d. . . 38-17 
depths 

1 ... a repugnant idolatry dragging and holding us 

down in ocean d. of mediocrity 40-17 

2. . . may be seen peering out from the d. of the 

pine woods 50-17 

desire 

1 . . . they received the answer to their carnal d 16-2 

2 . . . (Foreword) empowered by the d. to be helpful to all. 4-2 
despatcher 

when you see or know about the heroic work of the 

truly faithful d 32-14 

determination 

sufferings of live stock in shipment should be suf- 
ficient to make each human being recoil with the 

d. never again to be defiled 45-1 1 

Deuteronomy 19 :21 18-4 

development 

1 . . . positively and inevitably excludes us from our 

proper and rapid spiritual d. and fruit-bearing. . . 12-1 1 
2. . . manly or even wise he may be along other 

avenues oid 43-3 

disappointment 

There is too frequent drought and d 11-11 

disapproval 

yet, because of fear of human d., withholds from 

his duty 9-14 

discharge 

loving and humble d. of each rightful obligation 10-1 

disciples 

1 . . . when appearing suddenly before his affrighted 

d 19-16 

2. . . Jesus declared to his d., "All men cannot re- 
ceive this saying" . . (Matthew 19:11) 20-12 



84 INDEX AN APPEAL 

discipline 

who are striving to hold yourselves daily to the 
strictest mental d. and who yet are imdecided or 

unthinking regarding the eating of animals 31-9 

distance 

for a considerable i. out from the shameless laboratory. 44-16 
distinction 

would particularly choose the d. of putting our- 
selves on record as opposed to the correction of 

this defective attitude 47-8 

division 

so even a d. among the councilmen regarding the 

propriety of such a law 52-10 

doctrine 

Only those will be able to hear or bear such d. who, 

for the sake of truth 38-7 

dog's 

"he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's 

neck" (Isaiah 66:3) 24-4 

dollars 

1 . . . imposing a penalty of two d. upon the owner 

for every hog running at large 52-15 

2 . . . to secure the penalty of six d. for permitting 
three of his swine to continue roaming the 

streets of Albany 54-5 

dominant 

flatted the d. of the key 59-8 

dominion 

1 . . . d. bestowed by the unchangeable Creator is 

not the sovereignty of a murderous lordship. . . . 41-2 

2. . . to the divine and loving d. that is man's by right 49-13 

doors 

great lights are forging ahead opening hitherto 

closed d 40-7 

doves 49-8 

doxology 

How can the carnivorous Christian continue to 

sing his d 42-7 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 85 

dressing 

skilled^.. 34-1 

drought 

There is too frequent d. and disappointment 11-11 

drug 

debasing d. 33-15 

Dutch 

1. . . *'niore D. than decent." 52-1 

2 55-5 

duties '^ 

"His zeal in the performance of his d. was such that 
until the day of his death he was commonly 

known as Tig Baker.'" 53-17 

duty 

because of fear of human disapproval, withholds 

from his d 9-15 

ear 

combined wails of to-day's tortured animal creation 
might sound in the e. of each thoughtless human 

being 46-12 

ears 

1 . . . "mine ears hast Thou opened" (Psalms 40 :6) 23-14 

2 . . . Humanity sees only with its eyes, it hears 

only with its ^ 57-15 

earth 

1 . . . "Behold, I have given you every herb bearing 
seed, which is upon the face of all the e." 

(Genesis 1:29) 17-2 

2 . . . "To every beast of the e., and" . . (Genesis 1 :30) ... 17-9 
3. . . "to every thing that creepeth upon the e." 

(Gen. 1:30) 17-11 

4. . . "the &. shall be full of the knowledge of the 
Lord, as the waters cover the sea." (Isaiah 

11:9) 23-7 

5 . . . The e. he will find already too full of suffering 
to dare, on his own account, to add one 

jot more 30-15 

6. . . "Thy will be done in e., as it is in heaven" 

(Matthew 6:10) 35-12 



86 INDEX AN APPEAL 

7 . . . The very barbarity of it hangs over our e. 

like an ominous cloud 45-7 

8 . . . (From Truth's Psalm) 61-14 

ease 

we should begin to abandon our false e. along many 

of the paths of human living 36-10 

East 

The Jew, the Christian, the religionist of the E. or 

West 60-12 

eating 

1 . . . "Is it possible that the Supreme Being, , 

ever ordained the e. of flesh ?" 14-17 

2 . . . the ready response that Moses legitimatized 

the e. of certain animals 15-3 

3 . . . who yet are undecided or unthinking regard- 
ing the e. of animals 31-10 

4 . . . "what are the animals for if not for ^. ?" 36-1 

Eddy 

Mary Baker E. (after two quotations from "Sci- 
ence and Health with Key to the Scriptures," 

pages 514-19 and 550-5) 8-17 

editor 

Alden Chester, e 51-11 

efficiency 

sufficient time alone, to listen, to learn, and to con- 
sult the plan of his Creator. In this way the 

individual shows his greatest e 58-3 

effort 

1 . . . if you have not made one e. to overcome that 
foe which you have permitted full sway 

over the lower orders of creation ? 35-5 

2. . . this mistaken e. on the part of some of the 

medical profession ? 44-11 

3 . . . in the face of the e. made to enact this law, it 

remained a dead letter for a long period 53-2 

4. . . "Thus the law which had cost so much of e. 
to enact, was completely overridden by 
public sentiment" 55-1 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 87 

efforts ^ 

1 . . . turning aside the life-giving stream, setting ' 

at naught, and making veritable sport 

of our ^ 12-2 

2. . . consecrated men and women for the untiring 
e. they have made in striving to raise the 

public standards 56-1 

Egyptian 

when the Israelites were led out by Moses from their 

E. bondage, manna alone was first provided 15-9 

eight hundred (800) 31-12 

Elias 

"And if ye will receive it, this is £., which was for 

to come." . . . (Matthew 11 :14) 20-16 

elimination 

He entertains no illusion that the e. of this one woe 

would estabhsh all goodness 58-12 

elk 

1 50-8 

2 50-16 

emancipation 

to that promised day of literal e., both for your- 
selves and for your fellow beings 34-16 

Emancipator 

he will turn to the unfailing E. for the unsullied joy 31-1 

emphasis 

desires to avoid harshness, exaggeration, or undue e. 

regarding abstinence 13-5 

enactments 

customs are permitted to gain and hold ascendency 

over the e. of love and justice 57-13 

enemies 

"Love your e., bless them that curse you, do good to 
them that hate you, and pray for them which 
despitefully use you, and persecute you".... 

(Matthew 5:44) 18-13 

enemy 

"The last e. that shall be destroyed is death." 

(Corinthians 15:26) 34-14 



88 INDEX AN APPEAL 

enjoyment 

look it in the eye, stab it at the heart, then eat it 

with e 25-7 

equipment 

ornamental and useful e 39-5 

Equity 

Eternal E. never fails to register his exact degree of 

apostasy 43-5 

establishment 

where butchery is countenanced there is no possible 

basis for the e. of a millennial age 58-16 

estimation 

can ever make the slaughter industry a right one 

in the e. of the Almighty 34-6 

Eternal Equity 

Then, too, he forgets that the E. E. never fails to 

register his exact degree of apostasy 43-5 

evasion 

Neither e. nor subterfuge will prosper us individually 47-13 

event 

In such an e., we shall but transmit a dark custom 

to future generations 47-16 

evil 

1 . . . As a type of justice against impersonal e. it is 

well 18-7 

i 2... "but I say unto you. That ye resist not 

\ evil." (Matthew 5:39) 18-12 

3 . . . "they did e. before mine eyes" . . (Isaiah 66 :4) 24-12 

evils 

gigantic e. are being uncovered 40-5 

exaggeration 

The messenger earnestly desires to avoid harshness, 

e., or undue emphasis regarding abstinence 13-4 

excitement 

The criticism caused no little e 52-5 

execution 

and expect to make a satisfactory e. if he regularly 

ignored the F. sharp and flatted the dominant 59- 7 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 89 

exhilarations 

such as being run along the sliding rail, are truly- 
only mental e 29-4 

existence 

1 . . . the right of e. of a debasing system 19-9 

2 . . . the crude e. of a being living along in the 

old barbarous rut 25-8 , 

3 . . . Nor does that Law ever fail to impress the mer- 
ited brand upon his own elected e 43-8 

4 . . . have come to realize in a great measure their 

rightful e 50-10 

expense 

that adornment is at the e. of a defenseless creation 46-6 

experience 

1 . . . at this stage of his e., under a like predicament, 
mankind could not prove himself immune 

from agony 29-5 

2 . . . ^. of tenderness that comes with such a rela- 
tionship is clean 49-2 

experiences 

(Foreword) hastened by culminating human e 4-1 

experimentation 

the maddened cries of tortured animals under e. 

are often to be heard 45-1 

experimenting 

Until he desists in his sporting, and e., and slaughter- 
ing, and partaking 42-10 

extent 

prevailed to quite an e. throughout the New Eng- 
land cities and towns 52-3 

eye 

1. . . "And thine e. shall not pity" (Deuteronomy 

19:21) 18-4 

2. . . "e. for e." (Deuteronomy 19:21) 18-5 

3 . . . "An eye for an eye" . . . (Matthew 5:38) 18-11 

4 ... be near it daily, feed it, care for it, and at a 
convenient season look it in the e., stab it 
at the heart, then 25-6 



90 INDEX AN APPEAL 

5. . . sacrifices, some of which, if need be, might 
approximate those typified by the plucking 

out of the ^ 38-10 

eye-closing 

hypocritical ^ 34-5 



1. . . "nothing at all, beside this manna, before our 

e." . . . (Numbers 11 :6) 15-17 

2... " they did evil before mine ^.". ..(Isaiah 66:4) 24-12 

3 . . . His sad e. will be opened 30-14 

4 . . . pleading e. of that agonizing creation 46-14 

5. . . Humanity sees only with its ^ 57-14 

F. (sharp) 59-8 

face 

1. . . heard, if necessary, in the/, of ridicule 10-6 

2 . . . unworthy in the/, of all the glory they had witnessed 16-9 

3. . . "I (God) have given you every herb bearing 

seed, which is upon the /. of all the 

earth." (Genesis 1 :29) 17-1 



fact 



facts 

1 



the concession was due to the / that the Isra- 
elites were yet unworthy 16-8 

it is a / that those who abstain on principle 
have a sacred consciousness of divine approval. . . 21-15 

The true sportsman of to-day recognizes this/ 43-13 



to be plaifi, there will be the necessity of 

examining and sorting bare/ 28-1 1 

Reluctantly though it may be, we must con- 
tinue to examine closely our shame-faced/ 31-5 

faith 

in all good/ and with God-speed, this more intelli- 
gent part of creation should take the first step 37-3 

faithfulness 

here is the word of promise for/ 37-17 

faiths 

unwise and unsafe to cling to worn-out forms, to 
any defective old laws, or to imperfections in the 
/ held by our fathers 21-6 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 91 

fashion 

1 . . . fooled by a pusillanimous/, in food 40-15 

2. . . permitting pride and fashion and supposed 

necessity to prevail over conscience? 45-15 

Father 

1 . . . "that ye may be the children of your F. 

which is in heaven." (Matthew 5:45) 18-17 

2... "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your F. 

which is in heaven is perfect." (Matthew 5 :48) . . 21-10 
fathers 

imperfections in the faiths held by our/ 21-6 

failing 

"the calf and the young lion and the / together" 

(Isaiah 11 :6) 22-17 

fault 

The/, is traceable to our sluggishness in the matter 57-2 

fear 

1 . . . because of/, of human disapproval 9-14 

2 . . . have come to realize in a great measure their 

rightful existence, losing much of their/ 50-1 1 

3 . . . through its most absolutely lonely sections, 

without/ of annoyance from the animals 50-14 

4 . . . To leave the subject untouched because ... of 

/ of ridicule 57-8 

fears 

1 . . . Jesus partook, but for the purpose of allaying 

the/ of his followers 20-2 

2 . . . "will bring their / upon them" . . . (Isaiah 66 :4) . . . 24-9 
feature 

The very crowning / of Boston's beautiful public 
gardens and parks would be ruined if its doves 

were to be obliterated 49-6 

feet 

alighting upon the shoulders or knees or even the /. 

of the kindly folk 49-10 

fellow-heing 

1 . . . (Foreword) to the / who is looking forward to 

a higher living 3-4 

2. . . My/ 59-13 



92 INDEX AN APPEAL 

fellow (beings) 34-17 

fellow-creatures 

(Foreword) the messenger prays his/, to ponder upon 
these tidings of Love, inflexible though they may seem . 3- 10 
fellow (men) 

oneness with God with love toward his/, men 14-3 

few 

(Foreword) it may be that /. will coincide with 

the essential ideas 3-8 

field (glasses) 43-17 

finish 

The truth is that, from start to /., no amotint of 

gilding 33-17 

fish 

1 . . . one of them handing him a piece of broiled/. 

and a portion of an honeycomb 20-1 

2. . . Partaking of the /. was doubtless a "Suffer it 

to be so now." 20-5 

fishing-tackle 

starts out to enjoy the wondrous beauties of nature, 

not with his/, or gun 43-15 

five 

(Foreword) if the messenger knew there were but 
/. on earth who would or could listen, gladly would 

he hasten 4-13 

flesh 

1. . . "Is it possible that the Supreme Being, our 
divine Intelligence, ever ordained the eating 

of/?" 14-17 

2. . . "Who shall give us /. to eat?". .(Numbers 

11:4) 15-17 

3... "while the /. was yet between their teeth, 

ere it was chewed" .... (Numbers 11 :33) 16-4 

4 . . . while there are others among them who will 
feel that they have honestly disposed of the 

subject and are justified in partaking of/. 27-9 

flesh-eating 

1 . . . One of the phases of this injustice is the habit 

of/ 12-14 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 93 

2. . . "But what if people should begin to abstain 

from/. ?" 35-16 

flau) 

With this now we should deal; the vital/, is being 

diverted 11-7 

flowers (From Truth's Psalm) 61-10 

foe 

1 . . . openly defying an impersonal/ 10-3 

2 . . . if you have not made one effort to over- 
come that /. which you have permitted full 

sway over the lower orders 35-5 

folk 

upon the shoulders or knees or even thefeet of thekindly/. 49-10 
follower 

1 . . . If interpreted literally what clear- visioned /. 
could possibly declare that part of the Law 

righteous 18-2 

2. . . why, . . . . , should any /. of Immortality, . . . . , 

require a victim for himself ? 30-3 

followers 

1 . . . Many/ of the Infinite One strive to apply this 

rule in respect to conduct with his neighbor. . . 13-17 

2 . . . for the purpose of allaying the fears of his/ 20-3 

food 

1 . . . were obliged to kill and prepare his own 

animal which he intends for his daily/ 24-17 

2. . . fooled by a pusillanimous fashion in/ 40-15 

3 . . . mentality that is satisfied to accede to the 
continuance of slaughter, whether for /, 

utility, or adornment 59-2 

4 . . . when none shall eat the/ of frenzy 60-8 

foot 

"foot for foot" (Deuteronomy 19 :21) 18-6 

foothold 

had obtained such a strong/ through long standing 53-5 

forests 

1 . . . call of nature with its streams and woods 
and mountains and / and sublime solitude 
that he loves 43-11 



94 INDEX AN APPEAL 

2 . . . animals of the /. and wilds have roamed prac- 
tically unmolested 50-5 

Foreword 3- 

forms 

1 . . . unsafe to cling to worn-out/ 21-4 

2. . . (From Truth's Psalm) 61-11 

fowl 

"to every/, of the air" (Genesis 1 :30) 17-10 

freedom 

"the 'vested rights' of the hogs to have the/, of the city". 55-4 
frenzy 

when none shall eat the food of/ 60-8 

friends 

upon the knees or shoulders of their/. 49-1 

frown 

mayhap under the / of long-established and ac- 
credited practices of nations 10-7 

fruit 

"in the which is the /. of a tree yielding seed" 

.... (Genesis 1 :29) 17-2 

fruits 

1 . . . that neglected virtue, renunciation, which 
equally with the other /. of the Spirit, has 

its rightful claim to recognition 13-8 

2 . . . (Foreword) eagerly scatter his seed broadcast 
with the assurance that the /. would be 

of use to that one 4-17 

3 . . . (From Truth's Psalm) 61-10 

fruit-hearing 

excludes us from our proper and rapid spiritual 

development and/. 12-12 

furs 

1 . . . it comes equally easy to deny one's self the 

pleasure of ornamental or utility/ 22-4 

2 . . . imitation /. are being regularly designed and 

are on sale 39-9 

3. . . the wearing of feathered songbirds, and wings, and 
breasts, and/, and skins of animals is a badge 
of the degradation in which we find ourselves. 45-17 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 95 

G (major) written in the key of G. major 59-6 

garden 

Like the wise caretaker in his g., we shoiild first 

seek our great irrigating source 1 1-2 

gardens 

very crowning feature of Boston's beautiful public g 49-7 

generation 

1 . . . so far as is known, there is of this present g. no 

individual who has perfectly proven this principle . 28-3 
2. . . "Is this most fitting reform, . . . ., to receive 
its dynamic impetus through us in our day, 

during this present g.V* 47-7 

generations 

In such an event, we shall but transmit a dark 

custom to future g 47-17 

Genesis 1 :29 16-16 

1 :30 17-7 

1:31 6-2 

German 

vegetable milk, now well known to G. scientists 39-3 

gilding 

no amount of g., sanitation 33-17 

glee 

to clap your hands in holy g. when you see or know 
about the heroic work of the truly faithful des- 

patcher 32-13 

glory 

1 . . . unworthy in the face of all the g. they had 

witnessed • 16-10 

2 . . . The g. of such a movement should not be delayed . 48-4 
gloves 

1 . . . it comes equally easy to deny one's self the 
pleasure of ornamental or utility furs, 

leather or kid g 22-5 

2. . . g., manufactured without the taint of blood, 
and proper for any occasion, are easily 

obtainable 39-10 

God 

1 . . . oneness with G. with love toward his fellow men . 14-3 



96 INDEX AN APPEAL 

2 . . . "that I {God) may prove them" (Exodus 16 :4) 15-12 

3.. . "behold I {God) have given you every herb 

bearing seed" (Genesis 1 :29) 16-17 

4. . . "Every creature of G^. is good" ... (1 Timothy 

4:4) 19-5 

5. . . "Sacrifice and offering Thou {God) didst not 

desire" (Psalms 40-6) 23-13 

6 . . . "To this man will I {God) look" (Isaiah 66 :2) 23-17 

7 ... a negative phase of the immortal rule that G. 

is "all in all." (1 Corinthians 15:28) 27-14 

8. . . The firm declaration is that G., Spirit, is the 

only vitaUty, Life 28-1 

9 . . . The nearer an individual approaches the 
proof that G. alone is Life, the more clearly 

will that man apprehend 29-14 

10.. . "in the image of G^." (Genesis 1 : 27) 41-7 

11.. . "Praise God from whom all blessings flow", 42-7 

God-given 

easier with him to continue a heathen than to step 

forward into his G. being 27-2 

God's 

(Foreword) brother who is desirous of doing his 

part toward manifesting G. perfect creation 3-3 

God-speed 

with (z., this more intelligent part of creation should 

take the first step 37-3 

good 

1 . . . or any daily practice tending not for the uni- 
versal g 9-9 

2. . . "Can I expect to fulfil my real life mission 
while daily practicing with complacency 

that which is not for the universal g. ?" 14-13 

goodness 

entertains no illusion that the elimination of this 

one woe would establish all g 58-13 

good-will 

where there is ability to reach out the hand of un- 
failing power and g. to our own kind 42-1 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 97 

government 

1 . . . inspection 34-2 

2... have roamed practically unmolested under 

the protection of the few g. scouts 50-7 

grandeur 

For many years in a region of almost imsurpassed 

natural and varied g 50-2 

gratification 

1 . . . Quails in abundance came ; but with the g 16-3 

2 . . . the propagation and horrible daily carnage of 
the animals simply for the g. of man's lust 

and appetite 37-12 

gratitude 

with sincere g. for the many present-day reforms 10-10 

ground 

a being on dangerous g 26-6 

growths 

and on every hand stunted g. will continue to appear. 9-7 
guide 

the official g. will not hesitate to promptly and 
poHtely inform you, "This is what the public 

demands." 32-5 

guide (book) with his guide book perhaps 43-17 

gun 

not with his fishing-tackle or g., but in any one of 

thousands of wholesome ways 43-15 

habit 

1 . . . One of the phases of this injustice is the h. of 

flesh-eating 12-14 

2. . . a mere h. that, annually, for food alone, re- 
quires and compels millions of victims 29-9 

3 . . . in Central Park of New York City, where it 
has become a favorable h. with the men, 

women, and children visitors 48-14 

4 . . . the growing h. of love or regard between all 

of God's creatures is desirable 49-3 

habits 

1 . . . Thus we see how it is that ignoble h. or cus- 
toms are permitted to gain and hold ascendency . 57-1 1 



98 INDEX AN APPEAL 

2 . . . The old predatory h. ought to be rooted out 48-7 

hammer 

unwieldy beeves are "painlessly despatched by a 

sledge h. blow on the head." 33-5 

hand 

1. . . "h.iorh., foot for foot." (Deuteronomy 19 :21) 18-6 

2. . . "and the weaned child shall put his h. on the 

cockatrice' den." (Isaiah 11 :8) 23-5 

3 . . . willing to make sacrifices, .... typified by the 

plucking out of the eye or the cutting off 

of the /^ 38-11 

4 . . . where there is ability to reach out the h, of 

imfailing power and good-will 42-1 

5. . . On the other h., to illustrate how slow public 
opinion often is to give up its disgraceful 

customs 51-7 

hands 

1 . . . if honest up to your light, ought you not to be 

able to clap your h. in holy glee 32-12 

2. . . (From Truth's Psalm) 61-4 

happiness 

No rational being can possibly expect to find ulti- 
mate h., that h. of the kingdom of heaven, while 

ignoring 14-7 

harm 

they learn gradually that no h. is intended to them 51-5 

harmony 

or while dodging any requirement that the univer- 
sal law of h. has upon him 14-10 

harshness 

earnestly desires to avoid h., exaggeration, or un- 
due emphasis regarding abstinence 13-4 

harvest 

h. is not what we have a right to expect 1 1-1 1 

head 

"a sledge hammer blow on the h^ 33-6 

health 

a question which is frequently approached from the 

h. side 12-15 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 99 

heart 

1 . . . the waiting h. alone hears, understands, and obeys. 9-2 
2... spills the life blood, and stills the last cry, 

and finds the h. of your victim ? 32-16 

3 . . . But away in his h. of hearts, if the truth were 

studied, it is the call of nature 43-9 

heathen 

Because, apparently, it is easier with him to con- 
tinue a h. than to step forward into his God- 
given being 27-1 

hearts 

(Foreword) hopes to find responsive h 4-6 

heaven 

1. . . "that ye may be the children of your Father 

which is in h.'' (Matthew 5 :45) 18-17 

2. . . "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father 

which is in h. is perfect." (Matthew 5:48) 21-10 

3 . . . "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in /t." (Mat- 

thew 6:10) 35-12 

4 . . . he has H. with him giving him the highest 

possible prosperity 58-7 

herb 

1... "Behold, I (God) have given you every h. 
bearing seed, which is upon the face of all 
the earth" (Genesis 1 :29) 16-17 

2. . . "to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, 
wherein there is life, I have given every 
green h. for meat : and it was so." (Genesis 1 :30) 17-12 
hilU 

(From Truth's Psalm) 61-9 

hindrances 

1 . . . should first seek our great irrigating source, 
follow carefully along the life stream, re- 
moving one after another of the lesser h 1 1-5 

2. . . It constitutes one of the great h. to a world 

progress 45_8 

history 

1. . . so the h. reads, "while the flesh was yet be- 
tween their teeth, ere it was chewed," 
great wrath came upon the people 16-3 



100 INDEX AN APPEAL 

2. . . Legal and Judicial History of New York, Vol 3. 

Alden Chester, Editor 51-10 

hog 

1 . . . famous "hog case" 51-12 

2 . . . imposing a penalty of two dollars upon the 

owner for every h. running at large 52-16 

hogs 

1 . . . Nathaniel P. Willis , had published an 

article decrying the remissness of that city 
for allowing its h. to run at large in the 

streets 51-16 

2. . . "for the passage of an ordinance to restrain 

the running of h. at large in the streets," 52-8 

3 . . . "the 'vested rights' of the h. to have the 

freedom of the city had been vindicated" 55-3 

hole 

"And the sucking child shall play on the h. of the 

asp" (Isaiah 1 1 :8) 23-4 

Holy Bible 

the use of the H. B. as a basis in the settlement of 

any vast subject involves a most careful weighing. . . . 17-15 
honor 

(From Truth's Psalm) 61-12 

horizon 

we crave the perpetual widening of our h 40-9 

horror 

1 . . . bondage and h. of participation in carnege 22-1 

2 . . . You should hear their cries of h. and pain 31-1 1 

hosts (From Truth's Psalm) 61-13 

hour 

1. . . at the rate of eight hundred per h., they are 
compelled to journey on from their last 

crowded pen 31-13 

2. . . at the rate of six hundred per h. at one stand 
alone, you should witness the mute ap- 
peals of the lambs 31-15 

3 . . . at such a rate as two htmdred and fifty 

per h., unwieldy beeves 33-4 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 101 

4 . . . the h. will come when the meat industry, . . . . , 
will be seen to involve a pemiciousness and 

degradation 33-11 

human 

But observing the life of the h., having once fully 
seen the crime of slaughter, who still eats greedily, 

or even moderately 25-16 

humanity 

1 . . . vital flow is being diverted, a condition in 
which a large majority of our apparently 

advanced h. unconsciously stands to-day 11-9 

2... will not a little time, devoted to the con- 
sideration of this foul blot and scourge upon 

h., compel us, to forego any phase of 

co-operation whatever in this almost 

nation-wide carnage ? 30-7 

3 . . . H. sees only with its eyes, it hears only withits ears. 57-14 
4 . . . he has Heaven with him giving him the 
highest possible prosperity in whatever he 

is bidden to undertake for /? 58-9 

5... that the Spirit of Wisdom, all along down 
through the ages, has been calling and 

reasoning with h. against slaughter 59-17 

humility 

would it not be less— it is said with h. — hypo- 
critical to leave the singing of these sentiments 

to the faithful Buddist? 42-12 

hush 

Then what shall be done with the mesmeric h. that 

ensnares us 45-14 

/ AM 

if the reader believes the infallible I AM, here is the 

word of promise for faithfulness 37-16 

idea 

1 . . . From the record given us by John we gain the 
*. that Jesus had "yet many things" to 

tell us. . . . (John 16:12) 20-8 

2. . . the majority of the people stoutly resented the 

♦. or considered it a huge joke 53-11 



102 INDEX AN APPEAL 

ideal 

the Imperial Will by which he is mightily enabled 
to spurn whatever custom he discovers falling 

short of the divine i 58-7 

idealism 

1 . . . will ever retard man's ability to utilize the 

principle of a proper ^ 9-11 

2 . . . "Too much idealism," many will say 38-4 

3 . . . there is no practical i. without sacrifice 38-6 

ideals 

still they were not prepared to recognize the pure 

i. of the Most High 16-11 

ideas 

1 . . . (Foreword) For the present it may be that few 

will conincide with the essential i. promulgated. 3-9 
2... (Foreword) To sort out and embrace from 
this suggestive work whatever advanced i. 

seem practicable to each 4-9 

idol 

"he that bumeth incense, as if he blessed an »." 

(Isaiah 66:3) 24-6 

idolatry 

1 . . . we should begin to abandon our false ease .... 
especially with reference to our lamentable 

national i 36-13 

2 . . . We have woefully succumbed to a repugnant i . . . . 40-16 
ignorance 

1. . . from the deep-lying roots of thoughtlessness, 
carnality, *., cruelty, self-will, and list- 

lessness 12-5 

2 . . . hasten to make a clean sweep of our mortally- 
gauged narrowness, i., bigotry, and cruel 

carelessness 41-12 

3 . . . What shall ever atone for this i., this mistaken 
effort on the part of some of the medical 

profession ? 44-11 

illusion 

entertains no *. that the elimination of this one woe 

would establish all goodness 58-12 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 103 

image 

"in the i. of God" (Genesis 1 :27) 41-7 

imitation 

Humanity sees only with its eyes, it hears only 
with its ears, and the resultant i. begets deficient 

standards 57-15 

immortal 

that there is no life or intelligence in matter, a nega- 
tive phase of the i. rule that God is "all in all,"., 27-14 

Immortality 

why, . . . . , should any follower of /., . . . , reqiure a 

victim for himself ? 30-4 

impediment 

an i. to be removed 1 1-14 

impediments 

It is true that there are still too many i. clogging 

our life channels 10-17 

imperfections 

1 . . . half -dreamily treading over and over again 

the pathway of many of the same old i? 10-16 

2. . . to any defective old laws, or to i. in the faiths 

held by our fathers 21-5 

Imperial Will 

he becomes strong in maintaining the I.W 58-4 

impetus 

"Is this most fitting reform, one so much needed in 
our Land of Liberty, to receive its dynamic i. 
through us in our day, during this present 

generation ? 47-6 

impossibility 

To continue favorable to the custom of slaughter 

is an i. to him who understands 58-11 

incense 

"he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's 
neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he of- 
fered swine's blood; he that burneth i., as if he 

blessed an idol." (Isaiah 66 :3) 24-6 

indispensability 

supposed i. of by-products 34-2 



104 INDEX AN APPEAL 

industry 

1 . . . or hypocritical eye-closing can ever make the 
slaughter i. a right one in the estimation of 
the Almighty 34-6 

2 . . . nor can the public or personal demand for 
the i., way back so far as the commercial 
propagation of the species for commercial 

slaughter, be justifiable 34-8 

individual 

1 . . . would be of untold benefit to each i 13-17 

2 . . . so far as is known, there is of this present 
generation no i. who has perfectly proven 
this principle 28-3 

3 . . . The nearer an i. approaches the proof that 
God alone is Life, the more clearly will that 
man apprehend the utter needlessness of 
the animal for his sustenance 29-13 

4 . . . to consult the plan of his Creator. In this 

way the *'. shows his greatest efficiency 58-3 

individuals 

1 . . . mayhap under the frown of long-established 
and accredited practices of nations, of 
religious sects, or of *. whose lives may 
seem almost exemplary 10-8 

2. . . To leave the subject tm touched because 
thousands of i. allow themselves to be irre- 
sponsible, or because 57-7 

infidel 

1. . . Be he religionist or i., this man is not ready 

for a higher walk in life 25-10 

2. . . the ♦., will you not hear the call, the unmis- 
takable call? 60-12 

Infinite 

1 . . . (Foreword) responsive hearts who, perhaps, 
in turn will show other and brighter views 
which the /. has revealed to them 4-7 

2 . . . the /. provision involving not one taint 16-14 

3 . . . than to step forward into his God-given being 

and keep pace with the /. plan 27-3 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 105 

Infinite One 

Many followers of the /. O. strive to apply this rule 

in respect to conduct with his neighbor 14-1 

Infinity 

1 . . . when man shakes off his stupor, and com- 

prehends the truth about himself as a son 

of /., he will cease to 30-12 

2 . . . Has /. ceased to be unlimited ? Never! 44-4 

injustice 

1... One of the phases of this i. is the habit of flesh-eating. 12-14 
2 . . . treatise deals with the subject principally 
because of the i., cruelty, and degradation 

which such a system entails 13-2 

inspection 

skilled dressing, ventilation, government i 34-2 

Intelligence 

1. . . "Is it possible that the Supreme Being, our 

divine /., ever ordained the eating of flesh ?" 14-16 

2 . . . Because he does not think the thoughts of / 26-15 

3 . . . their reason supposedly being founded upon 

adherence to the statement that there is 

no life or i. in matter 27-13 

interests 

a perniciousness and degradation akin to that of 

the liquor, debasing drug, and other banefuH 33-16 

interpretation 

Jesus ultimately gave us his keen i. in the utterances 

found in Matthew 5:38, 39, 44, 45 18-8 

inversion 

nor the i. and suspension by the hind leg 29-1 

Isaiah 

1. . . Isaiah 35:7-9 6-24 

2. . . That magnanimous prophet, /., whom Jesus 
so frequently quoted, declared that as 
men should arise to appropriate 22-12 

3. . . Isaiah 11:6-9 23-9 

4. . . Again quoting from /. we have this startling 

sentiment 23-16 

5. . . Isaiah 66 24-13 



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INDEX AN APPEAL 



Israelites 

1 . . . when the /. were led out by Moses from their 
Egyptian bondage, manna alone was first 

provided 15-8 

2. . . the concession was due to the fact that the /. 

were yet unworthy 16-8 

James 

James 4:17 7- 

Jesus 

1 . . . Matthew 5:7 7- 

John 8:47 7- 

2 . . . /. ultimately gave us his keen interpretation 18-8 

3 . . . The argument will surely be brought forth 

that /. ate meat 19-14 

4 . . . /. partook, but for the purpose of allaying the 

fears of his followers, and to assure them 20-1 

5 . . . that he was not a spirit but the same /. as 

before the crucifixion 20-4 

6... we gain the idea that /. had "yet many 

things" to tell us. . (John 16:12) 20-8 

7. . . /. declared to his disciples, "All men cannot 
receive this saying, save they to whom it is 

given." . . (Matthew 19:11) 20-11 

8. . . when testifying of John the Baptist, /. un- 
hesitatingly taught this, "And if ye will 
receive it, this is Elias, which was for to 

come." . . (Matthew 11 :14) 20-14 

9. . , Think you that /., our elder Brother, 

would belittle one of the children for being 

humane 21-8 

10... That magnanimous prophet, Isaiah, whdim 

J. so frequently quoted 22-12 

Jew 

the J., the Christian, the religionist of the East or 

West 60-11 

Jewish 

David perceived that the /. slaughter and sacrifice 

of animals for the altar was needless 23-10 

Job (after quotation Job 17 :9) 6- 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 107 

John 

From the record given us by /. we gain the idea 

that Jesus had "yet many things" to tell us 20-7 

John the Baptist 

And once when testifying of /. the B., Jesus 20-14 

jot 

The earth he will find already too full of suffering to 

dare, on his own account, to add one /. more 30-17 

journalist 

Nathaniel P. Willis, the famous author and /., had 
published an article decrying the remissness of 

that city 51-14 

joy 

will turn to the unfailing Emancipator for the un- 
sullied /. and sustaining power requisite for higher 

service 31-2 

jtidgment 

The faithful John Baker did not by any means 
escape the most severe /. from the opposing 

counsel 54-1 1 

Judicial 

Legal and Judicial History of New York, Vol. 3 51-10 

jury 

1 . . . The case was tried before a justice and / 64-7 

2... The justice "submitted the case to the / 
without any charge or expression of opin- 
ion" 54-14 

3. . . "and the /. promptly returned a verdict for 

the defendant." 54-16 

justice 

1 . . . As a type of /. against impersonal evil 18-7 

2. . . And if we are not able, where is the /. or 

authority for being a party to a mere habit 29-8 

3 . . . The case was tried before a /. and jury 54-7 

4 . . . The ;'. "submitted the case to the jury without 

any charge" 54-14 

5 . , . ignoble habits or customs are permitted to 
gain and hold ascendency over the enact- 
ments of love and / 57-13 



108 INDEX AN APPEAL 

justice's 

"he was commonly known as 'Pig Baker.' " A suit 
was brought by him in the ;, court in the name 

of the Chamberlain of the city 54-2 

key 

1 . . . Paderewski's beautiful "Minuet a L' Antique," 

written in the k. of G major 59-6 

2. . . and expect to make a satisfactory execution 
if he regularly ignored the F sharp and 

flatted the dominant of the k 59-8 

kid 

"the leopard shall lie down with the k." . .(Isaiah 

11 :6) 22-16 

killing 

While there are ferocious beasts and pests, the k. 
of these, particularly if in self-defense, seems 
much more justifiable than the propagation and 

horrible daily carnage 37-8 

kind 

where there is ability to reach out the hand of un- 
failing power and good-will to our own k 42-2 

kindness 

will face the problem, and help to hasten the day 
of universal k. when none shall eat the food of 

frenzy or use 60-8 

King 

1. . . Because he too seldom goes alone with him- 

self and the K. of righteousness and peace 26-12 

2... this is not the law of the /C. of kings 41-1 

kingdom 

1... "Thy ^. come." (Matthew 6:10) 35-11 

2 . . . condition of a part of the animal k. as it is 

found in our Yellowstone National Park 49-16 

kingdom (of heaven) 

that happiness of the k 14-7 

knees 

1 . . . upon the k. or shoulders of their friends 49-1 

2 . . . frequently seen alighting upon the shoulders 

or k. or even the feet of the kindly folk 49-10 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 109 

knowledge • 

1. . . "for the earth shall be full of the k. of the 

Lord, as the waters cover the sea." (Isaiah 11:9). 23-8 
2. . . The k. alone of the sufferings of live stock in 

shipment should be sufficient 45-9 

kodak 

with his guide book perhaps, his field glasses, his 

camera, or his ife 44- 

laboratory 

out from the shameless /. of medical research 44- lb 

lamb 

1 . . . "The wolf also shall dwell with the /." (Isaiah 

11:6) 22-15 

2 . . . who can raise the /., be near it daily, feed it 25-4 

lambs 

you should witness the mute appeals of the /. as 

they hang suspended 31-17 

land 

1 . . . "I will give peace in the /." (Leviticus 26 :6) 38-1 

2 '. . . "I will rid evil beasts out of the V (Leviticus 26 :6) 38-3 
3. . . fitting reform, one so much needed in our L. 

of Liberty ^'^"^ 

low 

1 . . . application of the universal I. of atonement 13-15 

2. . . while dodging any requirement that the imi- 

versal I. of harmony has upon him 14-10 

3 . . . Mosaic L. made such a provision 15-6 

4. . . "that I (God) may prove them, whether they 

will walk in my Z., or no." (Exodus 16:4) 15-13 

5 . . . If interpreted literally what clear-visioned 

follower could possibly declare that part 

of the L. righteous 1^-3 

6 . . . However, this is not the /. of the King of kings 41-1 

7... Nor does that L. ever fail to impress the 

merited brand upon his own elected existence . . . 43-7 

8. . . regarding the propriety of such a 1 52-12 

9 . . . /., it remained a dead letter for a long period 53-3 

10. . . "Thus the /. which had cost so much of effort 

to enact, was completely overridden by 

public sentiment" 54-17 



no INDEX AN APPEAL 

laws 

1 . . . unwise and unsafe to cling to worn-out forms, 
to any defective old /., or to imperfections in 

the faiths held by our fathers 21-5 

2 , . . municipal or state /. regulating our attitude 

toward the smaller domestic aminals 55-10 

lawyers 

two of the most eminent /. then practicing in the city .... 54-9 
leatlier 

1 . . . Shoes and articles of wearing apparel, orna- 
mental and useful equipment, now made 
largely from /., will be made from vegetable 

material 39-6 

2 . . . that material, more durable than /., is already here . 39-8 
leg 

nor the inversion and suspension by the hind / 29-1 

Legal and Judicial History of New York, Vol. 3. — Alden 

Chester 51-9 

leopard 

•'the /. shall lie down with the kid" (Isaiah 11 :6) 22-15 

liberty 

reform, one so much needed in our Land of L 47-5 

license 

until every living one of them in our communities 
has an owner with a /., guaranteeing care and 
responsibility 56-1 1 



life 



1 . . . "wherein there is /., I have given every green 

herb for meat : and it was so." (Genesis 1 :30) . . 17-11 

2. . . "but /. shall go for /." (Deuteronomy 19:21) 18-5 

3 . . . Be he religionist or infidel, this man is not 

ready for a higher walk in / 25-11 

4 . . . that there is no I. or intelligence in matter 27-13 

5. . . The firm declaration is that God, Spirit, is the 

only vitality, L 28-2 

6 . . . The nearer an individual approaches the 
proof that God alone is Life, the more 
clearly will that man apprehend 29-14 

7 . . . We want /. more clearly defined 40-7 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 111 

light 

if honest up to your / 32-1 1 

lights 

great /. are forging ahead opening hitherto closed doors. . 40-6 
lion 

1... "the calf and the young /. and the fatling 

together" (Isaiah 11 :6) 22-17 

2. . . "and the I. shall eat straw like the ox." 

(Isaiah 11:7) 23-3 

liquor 

the meat industry, ..... will be seen to involve a 
pemiciousness and degradation akin to that of 

the /., debasing drug, and other baneful interests 33-15 

listening 

no command forthcoming regarding abstinence, but 

simply a call to the listening 13-13 

listlessness 

from the deep-lying roots of thoughtlessness, car- 
nality, ignorance, cruelty, self-will, and / 12-5 

lives 

of individuals whose /. may seem almost exemplary 10-9 

living 

1 . . . (Foreword) to the fellow-being who is looking 

forward to a higher / 3-5 

2 . . . eliminate each trace of selfishness and cruelty 

attaching to us in our daily thinking and / 36-8 

3 . . . should begin to abandon our false ease along 

many of the paths of human / 36-11 

4 . . . recognizes that the supposed spiritual /. or 
mentality that is satisfied to accede to the 

continuance of slaughter 58-17 

5 . . . will be no more incongruous than our brazen 
/. wherein mercy is ignored and slaughter is 

introduced 59-11 

Lord 

"for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the 

L." (Isaiah 11:9) 23-8 

lordship 

The dominion bestowed by the unchangeable 

Creator is not the sovereignty of a murderous / 41—4 



112 INDEX AN APPEAL 

love 

1 . . . (Foreword) messenger prays his fellow-crea- 

tures to ponder upon these tidings of L., 

inflexible though they may seem 3-11 

2 . . . oneness with God with /. toward his fellow men .... 14-3 

3 . . . /. between man and the animals is worthy of 

cultivation 48-9 

4 . . . growing habit of /, or regard between all of 

God's creatures is desirable 49-4 

5 . . . Thus we see how it is that ignoble habits or 
customs are permitted to gain and hold 

ascendency over the enactments of / 57-13 

Love's 

(From Truth's Psalm) 61-1 1 

lowlands 

(From Truth's Psalm) 61-9 

lust 

propagation and horrible daily carnage of the 
animals simply for the gratification of man's /. 

and appetite 37-12 

machinery 

from start to finish, no amount of gilding, sanitation, 
automatic w., skilled dressing, ventilation, 

government inspection 34-1 

maintaining 

he becomes strong in m. the Imperial Will 58-4 

m.ajarity 

1 ... a condition in which a large m. of our appar- 
ently advanced humanity unconsciously 

stands to-day 11-9 

2. . . the m. of the people stoutly resented the idea 53-10 

man 

1 . . . typifying the unfair attitude of m. toward a 

part of God's creation, the animal creatian 12-7 

2. . . Eating whatsoever is set before one, "asking 
no question for conscience sake," the 
stronghold of the m. who strives to justify 

himself 19-3 

3... each m. should select no rule save that of 

absolute perfection 21-6 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 113 

4 . . . "To this nt. will I (God) look, even to him that 
is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trem- 

bleth at my word." (Isaiah 66 :2) 23-17 

5. . . "He that killeth an ox is as if he slew am." 

(Isaiah 66:3) 24-3 

6... wise if each meat-eating m., woman, and 
child were obliged to kill and prepare his 

own animal 24-14 

7 . . . this m. is not ready for a higher walk in life 25-10 

8 . . . state of the m. who loves his beef and mutton 
and pork and who has never considered the 

right or wrong, the suffering 25-1 1 

9 . . . shall find the torpid savagery of the unthinking 

m 25-16 

10 . . . brutish manner of the weak carnal m 26-5 

11. . . Why should the present-day m. persevere in, 

and perpetuate a barbarous custom ? 26-9 

12. . . the more clearly will that m. apprehend the 
utter needlessness of the animal for his 

sustenance 29-15 

13. . .w. has much to prove and mighty strides to 

make 35-9 

14. . . the trouble — that is, just waiting for m. to 

stir himself 36-17 

15. . . there is not one nt., though vitally, financially 

concerned, . . . . , but could spurn his avocation . . 38-12 
16 . . . If m. but tmderstood, there is a mighty cry 
going up daily from the butchery of the 

animal creation 45-4 

17. . . love between m. and the animals is worthy of 

cultivation 48-9 

18... deficient standards. From these the real, 
practical m. turns away ; he is not ashamed 

to take sufficient time alone 57-17 

manhood 

register his exact degree of apostasy from divine m 43-6 

mankind 

1 . . . the spirit of progress that seems to permeate 

the conscience of enlightened m 10-12 



114 INDEX AN APPEAL 

2 . . . even the animals, at present carnivorous, are 

simply emulating m 17-6 

3 . . . the groaning and suffering creation is waiting 

for m 37-2 

4. . . (From Truth's Pslam) 61-1 

manna 

1 . . . m. alone was first provided 15-9 

2. . . ''there is nothing at all, beside this m,, before 

our eyes." (Numbers 1 1 :6) 15-16 

manner 

there we shall find the stupid passion and brutish m 26-5 

Master 

M. realized that they could utilize only what they 

were prepared to perceive 20-17 

material 

1 . . . excluding the thousands of articles made from 
m. procured at the price of unjustifiable 

bloodshed 22-8 

2. . . will be made from vegetable w., and that w., 

more durable than leather, is already here 39-7 

3 . . . ignored by the purchase of articles manu- 
factured of rubber or other proper m 39-16 

matter 

1 . . . adherence to the statement that there is no 

life or intelligence in w 27-13 

2. . . fault traceable to our sluggishness in the m 57-3 

Matthew 

Matthew 5:38, 39, 44, 45 18-9 

measure 

together with many other species, have come to 

realize in a great m. their rightful existence 50-10 

meat 

1 . . . "and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree 
yielding seed; to you it shall be for m." 

(Genesis 1 :29) 17-3 . 

2. . . "to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, 
wherein there is life, I have given every 
green herb for m. : and it was so." (Genesis 
1:30) 17-12 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 115 

3 . . . argument will surely be brought forth that 

Jesus ate m 19-14 

4 . . . m. industry 33-12 

5 . . . Every mouthful of tn. is a testimony to your 

belief in death 35-7 

meat-eating 

1 . . . m. man, woman, and child 24-14 

2. . . hereditary beUef in the necessity of m 34-4 

tnediocrity 

have woefully succumbed to a repugnant idolatry 
dragging and holding us down in oceai^ depths 

of m 40-17 

memory 

long retain the almost ineffaceable m 32-3 

men 

1 . . . (Foreword) To all w. everywhere this call is 

dedicated 3-1 

2 . . . oneness with God with love toward his fellow 

m 14-4 

3. . . "All m. cannot receive this saying, save they 

to whom it is given. ' ' (Matthew 19:11) 20- 1 2 

4 . . . as w. should arise to appropriate their divine 

commission 22-13 

5 . . . one monstrous nightmare from which think- 
ing m. and women at least should awaken 34-12 

6 . . . True m. and women everywhere, should 

be able to perceive a lamentable obvious 

mistake 41-8 

7 . . . How shall these supposedly wise and scientific 

m. expiate their tm warranted procedure ? 44-13 

8 . . . where it has become a favorable habit with 

the m., women, and children visitors 48-14 

9 . . . highest gratitude is due to many unknown 
or forgotten, but consecrated m. and women 

for their imtiring efforts 55-17 

mentality 

1 . . . What state of m. is it that obtains and abides 

with us 33-7 



116 INDEX AN APPEAL 

2 . . . a m. that is satisfied to let this screaming 
butchery and loathsome wretchedness 

continue 33-8 

3 . . . m. that is satisfied to accede to the continu- 
ance of slaughter, whether for food, utility, 

or adornment 58-17 

mercy 

no more incongruous than our brazen living wherein 

m. is ignored and slaughter is introduced 59-12 

message 

the m. should not be misinterpreted 27-17 

messenger 

1 . . . (Foreword) to all these the m. goes forth 3-7 

2. . . (Foreword) the m. prays his fellow- creatures 

to ponder upon these tidings 3-10 

3 . . . (Foreword) The m. hopes to encourage cer- 
tain reform sentiments 4-4 

4 . . . (Foreword) if the m. knew there were but 
five on earth who would or could listen, 

gladly would he hasten 4-12 

5... m. earnestly desires to avoid harshness, ex- 
aggeration, or undue emphasis regarding 

abstinence 13-3 

6 . . . some of them having audibly stated their 

position to the m 27-1 1 

7... the immortal rule that God is "all in all," 
(From 1 Cor. 15:28) by which the m. also 

wishes to be guided 27-15 

8 . . . Sorrowfully the m. touches upon the pleasur- 
able side, the view of the sportsman finding 

puerile delight in the pursuit 42-15 

9. . . the m. is constrained to echo the call 60-1 

metaphysics 

students and practitioners of divine m. who acqui- 
escingly partake of this humanly inherited crime, 

if honest 32-9 

milk 

Before long there will be the demand for a vegetable 
m , 39-3 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 117 

millions 

1 . . . a mere habit that, annually, for food alone, 
requires and compels m. of victims to pass 

through this most excruciating ordeal ? 29-10 

2 . . . m. — yes, m. according to statistics — yearly 
being hunted, or tortured in traps, or shot, 
or beaten to death, or often ripped up and 

abandoned to die 46-7 

mission 

"Can I expect to fulfil my real life m. while daily 
practicing with complacency that which is not 

for the universal good ?" 14-12 

Minuet a L' Antique 

Paderewski's beautiful M 59-5 

mistake 

should be able to perceive a lamentable obvious m 41-10 

mix-up 

He recognizes that the supposed spiritual living or 
mentality that is satisfied to accede to the continu- 
ance of slaughter, . . . . , has gotten into a very queer m . 59-3 
mockery 

What a m. is his "Praise Him all creatures here 

below." 42-8 

months 

"led to a struggle in the common council, which 
lasted for many m., for the passage of an or- 
dinance" 52-7 

Mosaic Law 

one must acknowledge that the M. L. made such a 

provision 15-6 

Moses 

1 . . . the ready response that M. legitimatized the 

eating of certain animals 15-3 

2 . . . when the Israelites were led out by M. from 
their Egyptian bondage, manna alone was 

first provided 15-8 

3 . . . If interpreted literally what clear- visioned 
follower could possibly declare that part of 
the Law righteous where M. says 18-3 



118 INDEX AN APPEAL 

Most High 

1 . . . still they were not prepared to recognize the 

pure ideals of the M. H 16-12 

2 . . . his proper pleasurable substitute in the un- 
bounded storehouses of the M. Hf 44-8 

mouthful 

Every m. of meat is a testimony to your belief in 

death, for you would not eat the animal alive 35-7 

mountain 

1. . . "They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my 

holy w." (Isaiah 11:9.) 23-7 

2 . . . the m. sheep 50-8 

mountains 

it is the call of nature with its streams and woods 
and m. and forests and sublime solitude that he 

loves 43-11 

move 

Whoever thoughtfully, prayerfully, and obediently 
attends to his first m. is ever sure to find the way 

prepared 37-6 

fnovement 

The glory of such a m. should not be delayed 48-5 

municipal 

quite as sore a need of certain m. or state laws regu- 
lating our attitude toward the smaller domestic 

animals 55-10 

mutilation 

the view of the sportsman finding puerile delight 

in the pursuit and capture and m. of animals 43-1 

mutton 

the state of the man who loves his beef and m. 

and pork 25-12 

myriads 

Until there is a glad yielding to the lesser calls, m. 
of normal attainments will be belated, or perhaps 

forfeited altogether for miserable periods 9-4 

name 

why, in the n. of our most generous Creator, should 
any follower of Immortality, either ignorantly 
or audaciously, require a victim for himself ? 30-2 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 



119 



narrowness 

and hasten to make a clean sweep of our mortally- 
guaged n., ignorance, bigotry, and cruel care- 
lessness 41-12 

nation 

1 ... a debasing system, , such as we now 

find thriving especially in our own beloved n 19-12 

2. . . As a »., let us not imagine ourselves as ad- 
vanced 40-12 

3. . . My brother, of whatever w., tribe, color, or 

creed 60-10 

national 

1 . . . with reference to our lamentable n. idolatry 36-12 

2 . . . present condition of a part of the animal 
kingdom as it is found in our Yellowstone 
A^. Park 49-17 



nations 
1. 



heard,. .. .under the frown of long-estab- 
lished and accredited practices of «., of 

religious sects, or of individuals 10-8 

2 . . . Thus, since people and n. and religions are 
constantly evolving, we have the right to 
conclude it both unwise and 21-2 



nature 
1. 



3. 

naught 
1. 



necessity 
1... 



a being on dangerous ground, one who has 
not yet found his true n., one who still does 
not elect to be trusted 26-7 

But away in his heart of hearts, if the truth 
were studied, it is the call of n. with its 
streams and woods 43-10 

starts out to enjoy the wondrous beauties of n 43-14 

setting at n., and making veritable sport of 

ourefforts 12-2 

You are able to hear. A^. save flagrant 
neglect on your part can hinder you 60-2 

But to be plain, there will be the n. of examin- 
ing and sorting bare facts 28-10 



120 INDEX AN APPEAL 

2 . . . since it is repeatedly proven and can be proven 
by any one who is ready, that the usage is 

not an 37-15 

3 . . . permitting pride and fashion and supposed n. 

to prevail over conscience ? 45-15 

neck 

"he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's 

«." (Isaiah 66:3) 24-4 

need 

The custom had obtained such a strong foothold 
. . . .that the people were actually asleep to the 

n. of reformation 53-8 

Heedlessness 

man apprehend the utter n. of the animal for his 

sustenance 29-15 

neighbor 

strive to apply this rule in respect to conduct with 
his «., that is, oneness with God with love toward 

his fellow men 14-2 

neglect 

Any individual n., or any daily practice tending 
not for the universal good, will ever retard man's 

ability 9-8 

New England 

N. E. cities and towns 52-3 

New York 

1 ... in many of our city parks, especially in 

Central Park of N. Y. city 48-13 

2... Legal and Judicial History of New York, 

Vol.3 51-10 

3. . . the famous "hog case" which was tried in the 

justice's court at Albany, N. Y 51-13 

nightmare 

1 . . . entire system is one monstrous n 34-12 

2 . . . some, day-dreaming ; some, sleep-dreaming ; 

others, in the fearful agony of n 42-5 

nothing 

1. . . "there is n. at all, beside this manna, before 

our eyes," (Numbers 11:6) 15-16 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 121 

2. . . "Every creature of God is good, and n. to be 

refused," (1 Timothy 4:4) 19-5 

nuisance 

for allowing its hogs to run at large in the streets, a n. 51-17 
obligation 

his loving and humble discharge of each rightful o. — 

.... will speed him on his way 10-1 

obscurity 

be it laboring in o., openly defying an impersonal 

foe, or merely uttering a simple truth 10-2 

obstruction 

what do you think this one especially fatal o. is ? 1 1-16 

occasion 

1 . . . On another o., referring to a certain advanced 

step, Jesus declared to his disciples 20-10 

2... gloves, manufactured without the taint of 
blood, and proper for any o., are easily 

obtainable 39-1 1 

offal 

leaving it to the yet unborn to sweep away the 
accumulated o. and bring to pass a reformation 

which is destined to come 48-3 

offering 

1... "Sacrifice and o. Thou (God) didst not de- 
sire" (Ps. 40:6) 23-13 

2. . . "burnt o. and sin o. hast Thou not required." 

(Ps. 40 :6) 23-15 

3 . . . (From Truth's Psalm) 61-15 

Old Testament 

touched lightly upon with arguments founded upon 

the O. T. Law 12-17 

one 

1 . . . (Foreword) If he knew that somewhere but 

0. would be found listening 4-15 

2 . . . (Foreword) with the assurance that the fruits 

would be of use to that o 5-1 

3 . . . Many followers of the Infinite O. strive to 
apply this rule in respect to conduct with his 
neighbor 14-1 



• 



122 INDEX AN APPEAL 

4 . . . Why not free ourselves from O. of the 

clutches of carnality ? 40-11 

5 . . . Try it for yourself or have some o. try it for you 59-9 

ones 

"their young o. shall lie down together : and the lion 

shall eat straw like the ox." (Isaiah 11 :7) 23-2 

oneness 

o. with God with love toward his fellow men 14-3 

opinion 

1 . . . Because he would be afraid to brave strong 

public 26-16 

2... On the other hand, to illustrate how slow 

public 0. often is 51-8 

3 . . . In some of our good-sized cities and towns 
public o. is equally as lax, and would be 

quite as resentful 55-12 

opinions 

we are dominated by o., enslaved by public stand- 
ards 40-13 

ordeal 

annually, for food alone, requires and compels 
millions of victims to pass through this most 

excruciating a ? 29-12 

order 

In the eternal o., according to Genesis 1:30, the 

animals were to fare in the only intelligent way 17-7 

orders 

1 . . . Why not continue to the lower orders of 

creation ? 14-5 

2 . . . not made one effort to overcome that foe 
which you have permitted full sway over 

the lower a. of creation ? 35-6 

outset 

At the very a., however, let it be understood be- 
tween us that there is no command forthcoming 

regarding abstinence 13-10 

ox 

1 . . . "the lion shall eat straw like the o." (Isaiah 

11:7) 23-3 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 123 

2. . . "He that killeth an o. is as if he slew a man" 

(Isaiah 66:3) 24-2 

to continue a heathen than to step forward into his 

God -given being and keep p. with the Infinite plan .... 27-2 
pain 

1 . . . You should hear their cries of horror and p 31-11 

2. . . "the whole creation groaneth and travaileth 

in p. together until now." (Romans 8:22) 36-14 

park 

1 . . . especially in Central P. of New York City 48-13 

2 . . . as it is found in our Yellowstone National P 49-17 

3 . . . The p. is unfenced, the animals are not cap- 
tives, they are free to come or go, but they 

have chosen to stay 51-2 

parks 

1 . . . This we see exhibited at the present time in 
a most interesting and gratifying way in 
many of our city p. . 48-12 

2 . . . The very crowning feature of Boston's beau- 
tiful public gardens and p 49-7 

part 

1 . . . (Foreword) To the brother who is desirous of 
doing his p. toward manifesting God's per- 
fect creation 3-2 

2 . . . typifying the unfair attitude of man toward a 

p. of God's creation, the animal creation 12-7 

3 . . . If interpreted literally what clear- visioned 
follower could possibly declare that p. of the 
Law righteous 18-3 

4... in all good faith and with God-speed, this 
more intelligent p. of creation should take 
the first step • 37-4 

5 . . . this mistaken effort on the p. of some of the 

medical profession ? 44-12 

6 . . . what p. shall the slumbering public share in 

this acquiescence ? 45-2 



124 INDEX AN APPEAL 

7... Take, for example, the well-known present 
condition of a /?. of the animal knigdom as it 

is found in our Yellowstone National Park 49-16 

8 . . . Naught save flagrant neglect on your p. can 

hinder you 60-3 

partaker 

he will cease to demand wanton sacrifice, and re- 
fuse to be p. of its spoils 30-14 

partaking 

Until he desists in his sporting, and experimenting, 
and slaughtering, and p., would it not be less. . . . 

hypocritical 42-1 1 

parties 

may be seen peering out from the depths of the 
pine woods or crossing the road in full view of 

the coaching p 51-1 

party 

a, p. to a, mere habit that, annually, for food alone, 

requires and compels millions of victims 29-9 

passage 

"led to a struggle in the common council, which 
lasted for many months, for the p. of an ordinance 
to restrain the running of hogs at large in the 

streets." 52-7 

passion 

if he hesitates to march forward, there we shall find 
the stupid p. and brutish manner of the weak 

carnal man 26-4 

paths 

we should begin to abandon our false ease along 

many of the p. of human living 36-11 

pathway 

"Am I thoroughly awake to Truth's call, or am I 
half-dreamily treading over and over again the 

p. of many of the same old imperfections ?" 10-15 

Paul 

1 . . . Romans 8 :22 8- 

2 . . . the stronghold of the man who strives to justify 

himself on the strength of this statement of P. . . 19-4 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 125 

Paul's 

P. words to Timothy. . (1 Timothy 4:4) 19-6 



peace 



. "I will give p. in the land, and ye shall lie down, 
and none shall make you afraid : and I will 
rid evil beasts out of the land." (Leviti- 
cus 26:6) 37-17 

. Universal P. (From Truth's Psalm) 61-16 



pen 



at one stand alone, at the rate of eight hundred 
(800) per hour, they are compelled to journey on 

from their last crowded p 31-14 

penalty 

1 . . . Eventually the ordinance was passed, im- 
posing a p. of two dollars upon the owner 

for every hog running at large 52-15 

2... A suit was brought by him in the justice's 
court in the name of the Chamberlain of 
the city against a certain offender, in order 

to secure the p. of six dollars 54-4 

pens 

should delight in the remarkable process about the 
mechanical p. where .... unwieldy beeves are 
"painlessly despatched by a sledge hammer blow 

on the head." 33-2 

people 

1 . . . "And the p. shall go out and gather a certain 
rate every day, that I (God) may prove 

them" (Exodus 16:4) 15-11 

2. . . But the p. "fell a lusting" (Numbers 11 :4) 15-14 

3 . . . great wrath came upon the p (See Num- 
bers 11:33) 16-6 

4. . . Jesus had "yet many things" to tell us, but 
at that time the p. were not able to bear 

them. . . (See John 16:12) 20-9 

5 . . . since p. and nations and religions are con- 
stantly evolving, we have the right to 
conclude it both unwise and unsafe to 
cling to worn-out forms 21-2 



126 INDEX AN APPEAL 

6 . . . If this were compulsory, how many self- 
respecting p. do you suppose there would 

be? 25-1 

7 . . . Anomalous it is that out from another class 
of thoughtful p., there are those who, for 
the time being, seem to have overlooked 

the question 27-5 

8. . . startled consciousness will ask, "But what if 
p. should begin to abstain from flest-eat- 

ing ?" 35-15 

9 . . . A colossal mercantile atrocity is being kept 
alive to satisfy the demand for adornment 
worn by our . . . highly civilized and deeply 

religious p 46-5 

10 . . . the p. were actually asleep to the need of 

reformation 53-7 

11... the majority of the p. stoutly resented the 

idea or considered it a huge joke 53-10 

perfection 

1 . . . each man should select no rule save that of 

absolute p 21-7 

2 . . . ^. is not manifested among us to any great degree . . 36-8 
performance 

"His zeal in the p. of his duties was such that until 
the day of his death he was commonly known as 

•Pig Baker.' " 53-16 

period 

in the face of the effort made to enact this law, it 

remained a dead letter for a long p 53-4 

periods 

myriads of normal attainments will be belated, or 

perhaps forfeited altogether for miserable ^ 9-6 

perniciousness 

the meat industry , will be seen to involve a p. 

and degradation akin to that of the liquor, de- 
basing drug, and other baneful interests 33-14 

pests 

1 . . . And what about ^ ? 35-17 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 127 

2, . . While there are ferocious beasts and p., the 
killing of these, particularly if in self-defense, 
seems much more justifiable than the propaga- 
tion and horrible daily carnage .... simply for the 

gratification of man's lust and appetite 37-8 

phase 

1 ... a negative p. of the immortal rule that God 

is "all in all" (From 1 Corinthians 15 :28) 27-14 

2 . . . to forego any p. of co-operation whatever in 

this almost nation-wide carnage ? 30-9 

phases 

One of the p. of this injustice is the habit of flesh- 
eating 12-13 

piece 

one of them handing him a p. of broiled fish 19-17 

pig 

"he was commonly known as 'Pig Baker.' " 54-1 

pins 

combs and p. made from the shell of the tortoise 39-12 

place 

1 . . . are texts, like several others, serving well in 
their p., but with no final bearing whatever 

upon the question 19-7 

2 . . . superior articles will be and are now being 

manufactured in p. of the old 39-1 

3 . . . can not each find, in p. of sportive destruc- 
tiveness, his proper pleasurable substitute 
in the unbotmded storehouses of the Most High ?. 44-6- 
plague 

great wrath came upon the people and they were 

smitten "with a very great p.'' (Numbers 11 :33) .... 16-7 
plan 

pace with the Infinite p 27-3 

plucking 

sacrifices, some of which, if need be, might ap- 
proximate those typified by the p. out of the eye 

or the cutting ofif of the hand 38-10 

point 

At this p. the message should not be misinterpreted 27-16 



128 INDEX AN APPEAL 

Pope 

Alexander Pope — From The Universal Prayer 8- 

pork 

the state of the man who loves his beef and mutton 
and p. and who has never considered the right 

or wrong 25-12 

porker 

this persistent tendency will logically necessitate 
the declaration that the p. ready for the auto- 
matic hoisting wheel feels not in the least the 

cruel shackle 28-14 

portion 

1 . . . the p. of him who, knowing a truth and know- 
ing he should proclaim it, yet, because of 

fear of human disapproval 9-12 

2 . . . and a p. of an honeycomb 20-1 

portions 

involves a most careful weighing of the various ap- 
plicable p. of that Scripture 17-17 

position 

some of them having audibly stated their p. to the 

messenger 27-10 

positions 

that these unforeseen forced p., such as being run 
along the sHding rail, are truly only mental ex- 
hilarations 29-2 

pound 

1 . . . provided for the swine being placed in the 

public p 52-17 

2. . . "One John Baker was eventually selected to 

take to the p. all hogs found in the streets" 53-14 

power 

1 . . . will turn to the unfailing Emancipator for the 
unsullied joy and sustaining p. requisite for 

higher service 3 1-2 

2 . . , that sacred preparatory state where there is 
ability to reach out the hand of unfailing 
p. and good-will 42-1 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 129 

prayer 

Verily, man has much to prove and mighty strides 
to make before his daily p. is even con- 
sidered honest or worthy of recognition 35-11 

practice 

1 . . . Any individual neglect, or any daily p. tend- 
ing not for the universal good, will ever 

retard man's ability 9-9 

2 . . . But most glaringly useless and witless of all 

is the p. of vivisection 44-10 

practices 

or mayhap under the frown of long-established and 
accredited p. of nations, of reHgious sects, or of 

individuals 10-7 

practitioners 

students and p. of divine metaphysics who ac- 

quiescingly partake of this humanly inherited crime . . 32-9 
predicament 

under a like p., mankind could not prove himself 

immune 29-6 

prevention 

societies for p. of cruelty to animals should be 

encouraged 56-3 

price 

gladly and sanely to continue excluding the thou- 
sands of articles made from material procured 

at the p. of unjustifiable bloodshed 22-8 

pride 

what shall be done with the mesmeric hush that 
ensnares us, permitting p. and fashion and 

supposed necessity to prevail 45-14 

principle 

1 . . . will ever retard man's ability to utiliz-e the 

p. of a proper idealism 9-10 

2 . . . those who abstain on p. have a sacred con- 
sciousness 21-16 

3 . . . God, Spirit, is the only vitality, Life. But 
so far as is known, there is of this present 
generation no individual who has perfectly 
proven this p 28-4 



130 INDEX AN APPEAL 

problem 

1 . . . application of the universal law of atonement 
with reference to this p. would be of untold 

benefit 13-16 

2 . . . Then why not expedite our p} 40-10 

3. . . You then will face the p., and help to hasten 

the day of universal kindness 60-7 

procedure 

How shall these supposedly wise and scientific 

men expiate their unwarranted p} 44-14 

process 

the remarkable p. about the mechanical pens 33-2 

product 

help to hasten the day of universal kindness when 
none shall eat the food of frenzy or use the p. of 

anguish and bloodshed 60-9 

profession 

this mistaken effort on the part of some of the 

medical pi 44-12 

progress 

1 . . . With sincere gratitude for ... . the spirit of p. 
that seems to permeate the conscience of 

enlightened mankind 10-11 

2 . . . In these days of p. and reform it is dangerous 

to lag back 40-4 

promise 

here is the word of p. for faithfulness (See Levit- 
icus 26:6) 37-17 

proof 

The nearer an individual approaches the p. that 
God alone is Life, the more clearly will that man 
apprehend the utter needlessness of the animal 

for his sustenance 29-14 

propagation 

1 . . . way back so far as the commercial p. of the 

species for commercial slaughter 34-9 

2 . . . seems much more justifiable than the p. and 

horrible daily carnage of the animals simply 
for the gratification of man's lust and 
appetite 37-10 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 131 

prophet 

That magnanimous p., Isaiah. 22-11 

propriety 

was so even a division among the councilmen re- 
garding the p. of such a law, that the question 

was laid on the table 52-1 1 

prosecution 

the p. and defendant counsels were two of the most 

eminent lawyers then practicing in the city 54-8 

prosperity 

has Heaven with him giving him the highest possible 
p. in whatever he is bidden to undertake for 

humanity 58-8 

protection 

animals of the forests and wilds have roamed 
practically unmolested under the p. of the few 

government scouts 50-6 

protest 

is satisfied to let this screaming butchery and 

loathsome wretchedness continue without 3.p 33-10 

provision 

1 . . . the Mosaic Law made such a.p 15-7 

2... the Infinite p. was of course imlimited, in- 
volving not one taint or suggestion of 

animal sacrifice or cruelty 16-14 

Psalms 

Psahns 40:6 23-12 

public 

1 . . . "This is what the public demands." 32-6 

2 . . . what part shall the slumbering p. share in this 

acquiescence ? 45-3 

purchase 

can now be ignored by the p. of articles manufac- 
tured of rubber or other proper material 39-15 

purpose 

for the p. of allaying the fears of his followers 20-2 

pursuit 

sportsman finding puerile delight in the p. and cap- 
ture and mutilation of animals 42-17 



132 INDEX AN APPEAL 

quails 

Q. in abundance came 16-2 

question 

1 . . . One of the phases of this injustice is the habit 
of flesh-eating, a q. which is frequently 
approached from the health side 12-14 

2. . . an ethical 5., "Are you able to hear?" 13-14 

3 . . . Our highest reason at once propounds this q 14-15 

4... "asking no q. for conscience sake" (1 Cor- 
inthians 10:25) 19-2 

5 . . . with no final bearing whatever upon the q. 
under consideration, i. e., the right of ex- 
istence of a debasing system 19-8 

6 . . . out from another class of thoughtful people, 
there are those who, for the time being, 
seem to have overlooked the q 27-6 

7 . . . But practically the q. presents itself 47-3 

8 . . . q. was laid on the table from time to time • 1 

while a long and earnest debate continued 52-12 

questions 

1 . . . Yes, all these q. are legitimate and should be 

asked and pondered, but 36-2 

2 . . . Our own q. will be answered by first beginning 
to eliminate each trace of selfishness and 

cruelty attaching to us 36-5 

rail 

that these unforeseen forced positions, such as being 

run along the sliding r 29-3 

rate 

1 . . . "gather a certain r. every day" (Exodus 16:4) . . . 15-12 

2 . . . at the r. of eight hundred (800) per hour, they 
are compelled to journey on from their 
last crowded pen 31-12 

3 . . . At the r. of six hundred (600) per hour at one 
stand alone, you should witness the mute 
appeals of the lambs 31-15 

4 . . . at such a r . as two hundred and fifty (250) 
per hour, unwieldy beeves are "painlessly 
despatched" 33-3 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 133 

reader 

if the r. believes the infallible I AM, here is the word 37-15 

reason 

1 . . . Our highest r. at once propounds this question 14-14 

2 . . . their r. supposedly being founded upon ad- 
herence to the statement that there is no 

life or intelligence in matter 27-11 

reasoning 

one must beware of any greedy taint of false r 28-12 

rebuff 

(Foreword) that his tidings would meet with r. alone, 

still zealously would he continue to prepare the soil. . 5-2 
recognition 

1 . . . that neglected virtue, renunciation, which 
equally with the other fruits of the Spirit, 

has its rightful claim to r 13-9 

2 . . . strides to make before his daily prayer, . . . . , 

is even considered honest or worthy of r 35-13 

record 

1 . . . there is the r. that after the resurrection, .... 
Jesus partook, but for the purpose of al- 
laying the fears 19-15 

2 . . . From the r. given us by John we gain the idea 
that Jesus had "yet many things" to tell us 

(John 16:12) 20-7 

3 . . . of putting ourselves on r. as opposed to the 

correction of this defective attitude 47-9 

redemption 

just waiting for man to stir himself, to know his r 36-17 

reference 

1. . . application of the universal law of atonement 
with r. to this problem would be of untold 

benefit 13-16 

2 . . . false ease along many of the paths of human 
living, and especially with r. to our lament- 
able national idolatry 36-12 

3 . . . By further r. we find that there was so even a 
division among the councilmen regarding 
the propriety of such a law 52-9 



134 INDEX AN APPEAL 

reform 

1 . . . In these days of progress and r. it is dangerous 

to lag back 40-4 

2 . . . "Is this most fitting r., one so much needed in 
our Land of Liberty, to receive its dy- 
namic impetus through us in our day, dur- 
ing this present generation ?" 47-4 

reformation 

1 . . . and bring to pass a r. which is destined to 

come 48-3 

2 . . . the people were actually asleep to the need of r 53-8 

reforms 

With sincere gratitude for the many present-day r 10-1 1 

regard 

1 . . . the growing habit of love or r. between all of 

God's creatures 49-4 

2 . . . they learn gradually that no harm is intended 
to them and they respond to man's r. for 

their welfare 51-6 

region 

For many years in a r. of almost unsurpassed 

natural and varied grandeur, . . . . , the animals 50-1 

relationship 

experience of tenderness that comes with such a 

r. is clean 49-3 

release 

have a sacred consciousness of divine approval and 
a holy r. from the bondage and horror of partici- 
pation in carnage 21-17 

religionist 

1 . . . Be he r. or infidel, this man is not ready for a 

higher walk in life 25-9 

2 . . . the Jew, the Christian, the r. of the East or 

West 60-11 

religionists 

1 . . . Furthermore, students and r. and thinking 
beings should delight in the remarkable 

process about the mechanical pens 32-17 

2 . . . r. of whatever creed should be able to per- 
ceive a lamentable obvious mistake. 41-8 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 135 

religions 

Thus, since people and nations and r. are constantly 

evolving 21-2 

remissness 

Nathaniel P. Willis, . . . . , had published an article 
decrying the r. of that city for allowing its hogs 

to run at large 51-15 

renunciation 

quite as earnestly yearns to bring to light that 

neglected virtue, r 13-7 

requirement 

or while dodging any r. that the universal law of 

harmony has upon him 14-9 

research 

out from the shameless laboratory of medical r., the 
maddened cries of tortured animals under experi- 
mentation 44-17 

reserve 

1 ... a territory, exclusive of its forest r 50-3 

2. . . day after day, for weeks through this vast, 

marvelous r , without fear of annoyance 

from the animals 50-13 

respect 

strive to apply this rule in r. to conduct with his 
neighbor, that is, oneness with God with love 

toward his fellow men 14-2 

respecting 

greater cause for r. our customs and ourselves 57-5 

response 

hears from some enthusiastic student the ready r. 
that Moses legitimatized the eating of certain 

animals 15-2 

responsibility 

until every living one of them in our communities 
has an owner with a license, guaranteeing care 

and r 56-12 

results 

1 . . . Would not chaotic r. follow ? 35-16 

2 . . . bequeathing to them our poor r. and disre- 
garded tasks 48-1 



136 INDEX AN APPEAL 

3 . . . Pray, think, be willing to obey, and practical 

r. will follow 60-6 

ridicule 

1 . . . Truth is heard .... if necessary, in the face of r 10-6 

2 34-4 

3... or because of fear of r., public sentiment 

being dormant 57-9 

right 

1 . . . The harvest is not what we have a r. to expect 1 1-12 

2. . . the question under consideration, i. e., the r. 

of existence of a debasing system 19-9 

3 . . . have the r. to conclude it both unwise and 
unsafe to cling to worn-out forms, to any 

defective old laws 21-3 

4 . . . the state of the man .... who has never con- 
sidered the r. or wrong, the suffering, or 

needless slaughter 25-13 

5 . . . act as a stimulus .... to the divine and loving 

dominion that is man's by r 49-14 

roads 

the elk, the deer, or the bear may be seen .... 

crossing the r. in full view of the coaching parties 51-1 

roots 

protruding from the deep-lying r. of thoughtlessness, 

carnality 1 2-4 

rubber 

can now be ignored by the purchase of articles 

manufactured of r. or other proper material 39-16 

rule 

1 . . . Many followers of the Infinite One strive to 

apply this r , that is, oneness with 

God with love toward his fellow men 14-1 

2 . . . each man should select no r. save that of 

absolute perfection 21-7 

3 ... a negative phase of the immortal r. that God 

is "all in all" . . (1 Corinthians 15:28) 27-14 

running 

"for the passage of an ordinance to restrain the r. 

of hogs at large in the streets." 52-8 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 137 

sacrifice 

1 . . . involving not one taint or suggestion of ani- 
mal s 16-16 

2 . . . or condemn him for refusing to partake of 

needless s. and suffering ? 21-13 

3 . . . Even David perceived that the Jewish slaugh- 
ter and s. of animals for the altar was need- 
less 23-11 

4. . ."S. and offering Thou (God) didst not desire" 

(Ps.40:6) 23-13 

5.. . will cease to demand wanton 5., and refuse 

to be partaker of its spoils 30-13 

6 . . . because there is no practical idealism with- 
out 5 38-6 

sake 

"asking no question for conscience sake" (1 Corin- 
thians 10:25) 19-2 

sale 

Beautiful imitation furs are being regularly de- 
signed and are on s 39-10 

sanitation 

33-17 

sarcasm 

, 34-4 

savagery 

there we shall find the torpid s. of the unthinking 

man 25-15 

saying 

"Allmencannot receive this s." (Matthew 19:11) 20-12 

scale 

to those lower down in the s,, who are nearly or 
soimdly asleep: some, day-dreaming; some, 

sleep-dreaming; 42-3 

scavengers 

belief in the necessity of swine for private use and 

as public s 53-7 

scenes 

1 . . . If you have witnessed these s. you will doubt- 
less long retain the almost ineffaceable 
memory 32-2 



138 INDEX AN APPEAL 

2 . . . Such s. as these make us grateful 49-1 1 

scientists 

there will be the demand for a vegetable milk, now 

well known to German 5 39-4 

scourge 

will not a little time, devoted to the consideration 
of this foul blot and s. upon humanity, compel 
us, .... , to forego any phase of co-operation 

whatever in this almost nation-wide carnage ? 30-7 

scouts 

the animals of the forests and wilds have roamed 
practically unmolested under the protection of 

the few government 5 50-7 

Scripture 

involves a most careful weighing of the various 

applicable portions of that 5 18-1 

Scriptures 

1 . . . Reasoning from the 5., one almost invariably 
hears .... that Moses legitimatized the eat- 
ing of certain animals 14-17 

2. . . The 5. assert that "the whole creation groan- 
eth and travaileth in pain together until 

now." (Romans 8:22) 36-13 

sea 

"for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the 

Lord, as the waters cover the s." (Isaiah 11 :9) 23-9 

season 

1 . . . who can raise the lamb, be near it daily, feed 
it, care for it, and at a convenient s. look 

it in the eye, stab it at the heart 25-6 

2 . . . There will never be a more convenient s. than 

now in which to make the first telling strides. . 47-11 
sections 

through its most absolutely lonely 5., without fear 

of annoyance from the animals 50-14 

sects 

Truth is heard .... mayhap under the frown of long- 
established and accredited practices of nations, 
of religious s 10-8 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 139 

seed 

1 . . . (Foreword) eagerly scatter his s. broadcast 
with the assurance that the fruits would 

be of use to that one 4-16 

2 . . . (Foreword) still zealously would he continue 

to prepare the soil, and obediently scatter the s . 5-4 
3. . . "Behold, I (God) have given you every herb 
bearing 5., which is upon the face of all the 

earth" (Genesis 1 :29) 17-1 

4. . . "and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a 
tree yielding s. \ to you it shall be for meat." 

(Genesis 1 :29) 17-3 

self-defense 

the killing of these, particularly if in s., seems much 
more justifiable than the propagation and horri- 
ble daily carnage 37-9 

self-denial 

No rational being can possibly expect to find ulti- 
mate happiness , while ignoring so important 

a step of 5 14-8 

selfishness 

Our own questions will be answered by first begin- 
ning to eliminate each trace of s. and cruelty 36-6 

senses 

who still eats greedily, or even moderately, gratify- 
ing the 5 26-2 

sentiment 

1. . . quoting from Isaiah we have this startling s., 

(Isaiah 66:2-4) 23-17 

2. . . public s. was still largely unchanged 53-1 

3... "Thus the law which had cost so much of 
effort to enact, was completely overridden 

by public 5." 55-2 

4 . . . public 5. being dormant 57-9 

sentiments 

1 . . . (Foreword) hopes to encourage certain reform s. . , 4-5 
2 . . . who still eats greedily, or even moderately, 
gratifying the senses, awhile stifling the 
nobler 5 26-2 



140 INDEX AN APPEAL 

3 . . . would it not be less .... hypocritical to leave 
the singing of these s. to the faithful Bud- 

dist ? 42-13 

self-will 

12-5 

seriousness 

In all s., let it be asked of you, dear students and 

practitioners of divine metaphysics 32-8 

service 

sustaining power requisite for higher s 31-3 

settlement 

the use of the Holy Bible as a basis in the s. of any 

vast subject involves a most careful weighing 17-15 

shackle 

will logically necessitate the declaration that the 
porker ready for the automatic hoisting wheel 

feels not in the least the cruel ^ 28-16 

Shakespeare 

The Duke of Venice, .(after quotation from "The 

Merchant of Venice") 8- 

sheep 

the mountain s 50-8 

shell 

combs and pins made from the s. of the tortoise .... 
can now be ignored by the purchase of articles 

manufactured of rubber 39-13 

shipment 

knowledge alone of the sufferings of live stock in s. 

should be sufficient to make each human being recoil . . 45-10 
shoes 

S , now made largely from leather, will be 

made from vegetable material 39-4 

shoulders 

1 . . . often perching themselves upon the benches 

or upon the knees or s. of their friends 49-1 

2 . . . frequently seen alighting upon the s. or knees 49-9 

side 

1 . . . habit of flesh-eating, a question which is fre- 
quently approached from the health 5 12-15 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 141 

2. . . the pleasurable s., the view of the sportsman 
finding puerile delight in the pursuit and 

capture and mutilation of animals 42-16 

sight 

we and the children of our country be spared the 

too frequent s. and sound of degradation 57-1 

Singing 

to leave the 5. of these sentiments to the faithful 

Buddist ? 42-13 

six hundred (600) 

At the rate of s. h. per hour at one stand alone 31-15 

size 

a territory, exclusive of its forest reserve, about the 

5. of the state of Connecticut 50-3 

skins 

The wearing of s. of animals is a badge of the 

degradation in which we find ourselves 45-17 

slaughter 

1 . . . David perceived that the Jewish s. and sacri- 
fice of animals for the altar was needless 23-1 1 

2 . . . the right or wrong, the suffering, or needless s 25-14 

3 . . . having once fully seen the crime of 5 25-17 

4 . . . Were you ever at the 5. ? 3 1-6 

6 . . . if you shrink from the infamous 5 32-4 

6 . . . way back so far as the commercial propagation 

of the species for commercial s 34-10 

7 . . . blood, a by-product from the s 39-14 

8. . . To continue favorable to the custom of s. is 

an impossibility to him who understands 58-1 1 

9. . . mentality that is satisfied to accede to the 
continuance of s.,. . . ., has gotten into a 

very queer mix-up 59-2 

10 . . . no more incongruous than our brazen living 
wherein mercy is ignored and s. is intro- 
duced 59-12 

11... that the Spirit of Wisdom, all along down 
through the ages, has been calling and 
reasoning with humanity against s 59-17 



142 INDEX AN APPEAL 

slaughtering 

Until he desists in his sporting, and experimenting, 

and 5., and partaking 42-11 

sledge hammer 

unwieldy beeves are "painlessly despatched by a 

s. h. blow on the head." 33-5 

sluggishness 

The fault is traceable to our s. in the matter 57-2 

slumber 

(From Truth's Psalm) 61-1 

snare 

sjrmbolizing that great unrecognized snare 12-9 

societies 

s. for prevention of cruelty to animals should be 

encouraged 56-2 

soil 

(Foreword) still zealously would he continue to pre- 
pare the 5 5-4 

solitude 

the call of nature with its streams and woods and 

mountains and forests and sublime s. that he loves 43-12 

Solomon 

(Ecclesiastes 7:29) 8- 

some 

5., day-dreaming; 5., sleep-dreaming 42-3 

son 

when man comprehends the truth about him- 
self as a 5. of Infinity, he will cease to demand 

wanton sacrifice 30-12 

songbirds 45-16 

soul 

1. . . "Our 5. is dried away: there is nothing at all, 
beside this manna, before our eyes" (Ntun- 

bers 11:6) 15-15 

2. . . "Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and 
their s. delighteth in their abominations." 

(Isaiah 66:3) 24-7 

sound 

be spared the too frequent sight and s. of degrada- 
tion 57-1 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 143 

source 

we sould first seek our great irrigating s 1 1-3 

sources 

Whoever is in earnest will be led to the right 5 40-3 

sovereignty 

dominion bestowed by the unchangeable Creator 
is not the s. of a murderous lordship; it is the 

supreme authority of a wise and loving control 41-3 

species 

I. . . way back so far as the commercial propaga- 
tion of the 5. for commercial slaughter 34-9 

2... together with many other s., have come to 
realize in a great measure their rightful 

existence 50-9 

3 . . . Regarding these smaller domestic s. there 
should be none imowned and roaming at 

large 56-8 

spirit 

1 . . . With sincere gratitude for .... the s. of pro- 
gress that seems to permeate the conscience 

of enhghtened mankind 10-11 

2 . . . virtue, renunciation, which equally with the 
other fruits of the 5., has its rightful claim 

to recognition 13-8 

3 . . . to assure them that he was not a s. but the 

same Jesus as before the crucifixion 20-4 

4. . . "To this man will I (God) look, even to him 

that is poor and of a contrite s." (Isaiah 66 :2) . 24-1 

5. . . declaration is that God, 5., is the only vitality 28-1 

6 . . . just as the abiding conviction expands and 
strengthens and outlines itself more and 
more convincingly that the S. of Wisdom, 

. . . . , has been calling and reasoning 59-15 

Spirit's 

(Foreword) continue to prepare the soil, and obedi- 
ently scatter the seed, awaiting the 5. further call. . . . 5-5 
spoils 

he will cease to demand wanton sacrifice, and re- 
fuse to be partaker of its s 30-14 



144 INDEX AN APPEAL 

sport 

setting at naught, and making veritable s. of our efforts. . 12-2 
sporting 

Until he desists in his 5,, and experimenting, and 

slaughtering 42-10 

sportsman 

1 . . . Sorrowfully the messenger touches upon the 
pleasurable side, the view of the s. finding 

puerile delight 42-16 

2. . . The true s. of to-day 43-13 

squirrels 

where it has become a favorable habit with the 
men, women, and children visitors to show af- 
fection to the dear gray s 48-16 

stab 

the lambs as they hang suspended, awaiting each 

his turn for the final heart s 32-1 

stage 

It has been intimated, at this s. of his experience, 
. . . . , mankind could not prove himself immune 

from agony 29-5 

stand 

1 . . . You should hear their cries of horror and pain 

as at any one s. alone 31-12 

2 . . . At the rate of six hundred (600) per hour at 
one 5. alone, you should witness the mute 

appeals of the lambs 31-16 

3 . . . where at any one 5., at such a rate as two hun- 
dred and fifty (250) per hour, unwieldy 

beeves are "painlessly despatched" 33-3 

standards 

1 . . . we are dominated by opinions, enslaved by 

public s 40-14 

2 . . . for the untiring efforts they have made in 

striving to raise the public s 56-2 

3 . . . the resultant imitation begets deficient 5 57-16 

standing 

The custom had obtained such a strong foothold 
through long s. and belief in the necessity of 
swine for private use 53-5 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 145 

standpoint 

Continuing the argument for a brief space from the 

Scriptural s 15-5 

start 

The truth is that, from s. to finish, no amount of 

gilding , 33_16 

state 

1 . . . let us picture the s. of the man who loves his 
beef and mutton and pork and who has 

never considered the right or wrong 25-1 1 

2 . . . What s. of mentality is it that obtains and 

abides with us 33^7 

3 . . . shall have more clearly attained that sacred 
preparatory s. where there is ability to 

reach out the hand of imf ailing power 41-17 

4... a territory, about the size of the s. of 

Connecticut 50-4 

5. . . there, in their natural s., the animals of the 

forests and wilds 50-4 

6 . . . quite as sore a need of certain municipal or s. 
laws regulating our attitude toward the 

smaller domestic animals 55-10 

7. . . no unowned domestic animals, and only when 
this sane s. of affairs obtains in our towns 

and cities 56_i5 

8 . . . is a 5. akin to that of Albany eighty years ago 57-10 

statement 

1 . . . There is the expHcit 5., "And the people shall 
go out and gather a certain rate every 

day" (Exodus 16 :4) 15-10 

2... man who strives to justify himself on the 

strength of this 5. of Paul 19_4 

3 . . . their reason supposedly being founded upon 
adherence to the s. that there is no life or 

intelligence in matter 27-12 

statistics 

millions — yes, miUions according to s. — yearly 
being hunted, or tortured in traps, or shot, or 
beaten to death, or often ripped up and abandon- 
ed to die 46-8 



146 INDEX AN APPEAL 

stead 

the truly faithful despatcher who stands in your 
5., and spills the life blood, and stills the last cry, 

and finds the heart of Your victim ? .* 32-15 

step 

1 . . . while ignoring so important a s. of self-denial 14-8 

2. . . referring to a certain advanced s., Jesus de- 
clared to his disciples, "All men cannot 

receive this saying," (Matthew 19:11) 20-11 

3. . . should be asked and pondered, but it is also 

wisdom to take one 5. at a time 36-4 

4 . . . in all good faith and with God-speed, this 
more intelligent part of creation should take 

the first s 37-4 

stimulus 

Such scenes as these . . . .act as a 5. to further right- 
ful acquaintance with the animals and to the 

divine and loving dominion that is man's by right 49-12 

stock 

the sufferings of hve s. in shipment 45-10 

straw 

"and the Hon shall eat s. like the ox." (Isaiah 11 :7) 23-3 

stream 

1... follow carefully along the life s., removing 

one after another of the lesser hindrances 11-4 

2 . . . Here it is! — turning aside the life-giving s 12-1 

streams 

the call of nature with its s. and woods and moun- 
tains 43-11 

streets 

1 . . . the remissness of that city for allowing its 

hogs to run at large in the 5 51-17 

2. . . "for the passage of an ordinance to restrain 

the running of hogs at large in the 5." 52-9 

3 . . . selected to take to the pound all hogs found 

in the s 53-15 

4 . . . the penalty of six dollars for permitting three 
of his swine to continue roaming the s. of 
Albany 54-6 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 147 

strength 

who strives to justify himself on the s. of this state- 
ment 19-4 

strides 

1 . . . Verily, man has much to prove and mighty 

5. to make 35-10 

2 . . . There will never be a more convenient season 

than now in which to make the first telling s 47-12 

strong-hold 

"asking no question for conscience sake," the s. 
of the man who strives to justify himself (1 Cor- 
inthians 10 :25) 19-2 

stiident 

1 . . . almost invariably hears from some enthusias- 
tic s. the ready response that Moses legiti- 
matized the eating of certain animals 15-2 

2... But every Bible s. understands that, , 

manna alone was first provided 15-7 

3 . . . No rational music s. would think of taking 
Paderewski's beautiful "Minuet a L' An- 
tique,". . . .and expect to make a satisfac- 
tory execution if he regularly ignored 

the F sharp 59-4 

students 

1 . . . In all seriousness, let it be asked of you, dear 
s. and practitioners of divine metaphysics 

who acquiescingly partake 32-9 

2 . . . s. and religionists and thinking beings should 
delight in the remarkable process about the 

mechanical pens 32-17 

struggle 

"led to a struggle in the common council" 52-6 

stump 

It is a hidden s. protruding from the deep-lying 

roots 12-3 

stupor 

when man shakes off his s., and comprehends the 

truth about himself as a son of Infinity 30-11 



148 INDEX AN APPEAL 

subject 

1 . . . the use of the Holy Bible as a basis in the 
settlement of any vast s. involves a most 

careful weighing 17-16 

2 . . . others among them who will feel that they 
have honestly disposed of the s. and are 

justified in partaking of flesh . . 27-8 

3 . . . To leave the s. untouched because thousands 
of individuals allow themselves to be irre- 
sponsible 57-6 

substitute 

1 . . . For every discarded utility made from the 
distasteful by-product, there is a higher 5. 

awaiting 40-1 

2 . . . can not each find, in place of sportive de- 
structiveness, his proper pleasurable s. in 
the unbounded storehouses of the Most 

High? 44-7 

subterfuge 

Neither evasion nor s. will prosper us individually 47-13 

suffering 

1 . . . Think you that Jesus, our elder Brother .... 
would .... condemn him for refusing to 

partake of needless sacrifice and s. ? 21-13 

2. . . who has never considered. . . .the 5,, or need- 
less slaughter 25-14 

3 . . . Consequently no human being finds himself 

perfectly free from s 28-6 

4 . . . to that degree he will find the animal creation 

unexempt from bodily s 28-9 

5 . . . The earth he will find already too full of s. 
to dare, on his own account, to add one 

jot more 30-16 

sufferings 

The knowledge alone of the s. of live stock in ship- 
ment should be sufficient 45-9 

"Suffer it to be so now." (Matthew 3 :15) 20-6 

suggestion 

involving not one taint or 5. of animal sacrifice or 

cruelty 16-15 



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suit 

A 5. was brought by him in the justice's court 54-2 

summons 

For those who are able to hear, the 5. to awake 

has come 22-10 

supply 

but could spurn his avocation, and under new and 

changed conditions find his abundant equivalent s . . . . 38-16 
Supreme Being 

"Is it possible that the 5. B., our divine Intelli- 
gence, ever ordained the eating of flesh ?" 14-15 

suspension 

feels not in the least the cruel shackle .... nor the 

inversion and s. by the hind leg 29-1 

sustenance 

the more clearly will that man apprehend the utter 

needlessness of the animal for his 5 29-16 

sway 

how do you expect to be prepared even to begin to 
meet it if you have not made one effort to over- 
come that foe which you have permitted full s. 

over the lower orders of creation ? 35-6 

sweep 

should .... hasten to make a clean s. of our mortally- 
gauged narrowness, ignorance, bigotry, and 

cruel carelessness 41-11 

swine 

1 . . . provided for the s. being placed in the public 

pound 52-17 

2 . . . The custom had obtained such a strong foot- 
hold through long standing and belief in the 
necessity of s. for private use and as public 

scavengers 53-6 

3 . . . to secure the penalty of six dollars for per- 
mitting three of his s. to continue roaming 

the streets of Albany 54-5 

system 

1 . . . This treatise deals with the subject principally 
because of the injustice, cruelty, and degra- 
dation which such a s. entails 13-3 



150 INDEX AN APPEAL 

2 . . . the right of existence of a debasing s., such as 
has continued down through the ages, and 
such as we now find thriving especially in 

our own beloved nation 19-10 

3 . . . entire s. is one monstrous nightmare from 
which thinking men and women at least 

should awaken 34-1 1 

table 

the question was laid on the t. from time to time 

while a long and earnest debate continued 52-12 

taint 

1 . . . the Infinite provision was of course unlimited, 
involving not one t. or suggestion of animal 

sacrifice or cruelty 16-15 

2 . . . one must beware of any greedy t. of false 

reasoning 28-12 

3 . . . gloves, manufactured without the t. of blood, 
and proper for any occasion, are easily 

obtainable 39-11 

tasks 

we shall but transmit a dark custom to future 
generations, bequeathing to them our poor re- 
sults and disregarded t 48-1 

teeth 

"while the flesh was yet between their t., ere it was 

chewed," (Numbers 11 :33) 16-4 

tendency 

If not, this persistent t. will logically necessitate the 
declaration that the porker. . . .feels not in the 

least the cruel shackle 28-13 

tenderness 

The experience of t. that comes with such a rela- 
tionship is clean 49-2 

territory 

a t., exclusive of its forest reserve, about the size 

of the state of Connecticut 50-2 

testimony 

Every mouthful of meat is a t. to your belief in 

death, for you would not eat the animal alive 35-7 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 151 

texts 

are t., like several others, serving well in their place, 
but with no final bearing whatever upon the 

question under consideration 19-6 

thing 

"to every t. that creepeth upon the earth, wherein 
there is life, I have given every green herb for 

meat : and it was so." (Genesis 1 :30) 17-10 

things 

From the record given us by John we gain the idea 

that Jesus had "yet many things" to tell us 20-8 

Thomas a Kempis 

(after quotation from "Imitation of Christ.") 8- 

thought 

a mentality that is satisfied to let this screaming 
butchery and loathsome wretchedness continue 

without a protest, yes, more often without a ^. ? 33-1 1 

thoughtlessness 

It is a hidden stump protruding from the deep-lying 
roots of t.y carnality, ignorance, cruelty, self-will, 

and listlessness 12-4 

thoughts 

Because he does not think the t. of Intelligence 26-14 

thousands 

1 . . . gladly and sanely to continue excluding the 
t. of articles made from material procured 

at the price of unjustifiable bloodshed 22-7 

2. . . not with his fishing-tackle or gun, but in any 
one of t. of wholesome ways, with his 

guide book perhaps, his field glasses 43-16 

3 . . . to leave the subject untouched because t. of 
individuals allow themselves to be irre- 
sponsible 57-7 

tidings 

1 . . . (Foreword) prays his fellow creatures to pon- 
der upon these t. of Love, inflexible though 

they may seem 3-1 1 

2 . . . (Foreword) t. prompted by convictions bom 

of spiritual aspiration 3-12 



152 INDEX AN APPEAL 

3 . . . (Foreword) if the messenger knew that his t. 
would meet with rebuff alone, still zealously 

would he continue to prepare the soil 5-2 

time 

1 . . . Jesus had "yet many things" to tell us, but at 
that t. the people were not able to bear 

them 20-9 

2. . . from another class of thoughtful people, there 
are those who, for the t. being, seem to have 

overlooked the question 27-6 

3 . . . Rather, will not a little t., devoted to the con- 
sideration of this foul blot and scourge upon 

humanity, compel us 30-6 

4 . . . it is also wisdom to take one step at at 36-4 

5 . . . As ^. goes on there will spring up other and 

better demands 38-16 

6 . . . we see exhibited at the present t. in a most 
interesting and gratifying way in many of 

our city parks 48-11 

7. . . he is not ashamed to take sufficient t. alone, 
to listen, to learn, and to consult the plan 

of his Creator 58-1 

Timothy 

Paul's words to T 19-6 

tooth 

1 . . . "tooth for tooth" (Deuteronomy 19:21) 18-5 

2. . . "Ye have heard that it hath been said. An eye 

for an eye, and a t. for at." (Matthew 5 :38) .... 18-1 1 
tortoise 

combs and pins made from the shell of the t 39-13 

torture 

In his childishness he forgets the t. he is inflict- 
ing 43-3 

tourists 

Summer t. may walk or ride, day after day, for 
weeks through this vast, marvelous reserve, 
through its most absolutely lonely sections, with- 
out fear of annoyance from the animals 50-11 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 153 

taivns 

1 . . . it prevailed to quite an extent throughout 

the New England cities and t 52-4 

2 . . . In some of our good-sized cities and t. public 
opinion is equally as lax, and would be 

quite as resentful 55-12 

3 . . . there should be no unowned domestic animals, 
and only when this sane state of affairs ob- 
tains in our t. and cities 56-16 

trace 

by first beginning to eliminate each t. of selfishness 
and cruelty attaching to us in our daily thinking 

and living 36-6 

traffic 

Yet there is not one man, though vitally, financially 
concerned, even in the t., but could spurn his 

avocation 38-13 

traits 

t. which would keep us perpetually bound to a 

perverse custom not suitable for the dark ages 41-13 

traps 

millions yearly being htmted, or tortured in t., 

or shot, or beaten to death, or often ripped up 

and abandoned to die 46-9 

travesty 

It is a horrible t., but it will be no more incon- 
gruous than our brazen living wherein mercy is 

ignored and slaughter is introduced 59-10 

treatise 

This t deals with the subject principally because of 
the injustice, cruelty, and degradation which 

such a system entails 12-17 

tree 

"and every t., in the which is the fruit of a t. yielding 

seed : to you it shall be for meat." (Genesis 1 :29) 17-2,3 

tribe 

of whatever nation, t., color, or creed 60-10 

triumph 

(From Truth's Psalm) 61-16 



154 INDEX AN APPEAL 

trophy 

And who would not prefer a harmless snap-shot t. to 

the weight of a pitiable bloody carcass 44-2 

trouble 

The same word points out the t. — that is, just wait- 
ing for man to stir himself, to know his redemption .... 36-16 
truth 

1 . . . knowing a t. and knowing he should pro- 
claim it, yet, because of fear of human 

disapproval, withholds from his duty 9-13 

2 . . . be it laboring in obscurity, openly defying an 
impersonal foe, or merely uttering a simple t. 

— ^will speed him on his way 10-4 

3 . . . Eventually, T. is heard 10-6 

4 . . . abiding in this same t. the deduction is readily 
made that even the animals, . . . . , are 

simply emulating mankind 17-4 

5 . . . and comprehends the t. about himself as a 

son of Infinity 30-12 

6. . . The t. is that, from start to finish, no amount 

of gilding 33-16 

7 . . . Only those will be able to hear or bear such 
doctrine who, for the sake of t., are willing 

to make sacrifices 38-8 

8 . . . But away in his heart of hearts, if the /. were 

studied, it is the call of nature 43-9 

9. . . (From Truth's Psalm) 61-2 

Truth's Psalm 

61- 

turn 

the lambs as they hang suspended, awaiting each 

his t. for the final heart stab 32-1 

type 

As a t. of justice against impersonal evil it is well 18-7 

unborn 

leaving it to the yet u. to sweep away the accumu- 
lated offal 48-2 

universe 

(From Truth's Psalm) 61-8 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 155 

universal 

1 . . . any daily practice tending not for the u. good, 
will ever retard man's ability to utilize the 

principle of a proper idealism 9-9 

2 . . . The application of the u. law of atonement 13-15 

3 . . . or while dodging any requirement that the u. 

law of harmony has upon him 14-9 

4... "while daily practicing with complacency 

that which is not for the u. good ?" 14-13 

5 . . . and help to hasten the day of u. kindness when 
none shall eat the food of frenzy or use the 

product of anguish and bloodshed 60-7 

6... (From Truth's Psalm) 61-16 

usage 

since it is repeatedly proven and can be proven by 

any one who is ready, that the u. is not a necessity .... 37-15 
use 

1 . . . (Foreword) eagerly scatter his seed broad- 
cast with the assurance that the fruits would 

be of u. to that one 5-1 

2 . . . we know that the u. of the Holy Bible as a 
basis in the settlement of any vast subject 

involves a most careful weighing 17-14 

3 . . . through long standing and belief in the neces- 
sity of swine for private u. and as public 

scavengers 53-6 

useless 

most glaringly u. and witless of all is the practice 

of vivisection 44-9 

utterances 

Jesus ultimately gave us his keen interpretation in 

the u. found in Matthew 5 :38, 39, 44, 45 18-9 

utility 

1 . . . For every discarded u. made from the dis- 
tasteful by-product, there is a higher 

substitute awaiting 39-17 

2 . . . He recognizes that the supposed spiritual 
living or mentality that is satisfied to ac- 
cede to the continuance of slaughter, 



156 INDEX AN APPEAL 

whether for food, u., or adornment, has 

gotten into a very queer mix-up 59-2 

vegetabJe 

1 . . . Before long there will be the demand for a v. 

milk 39-3 

2 . . . Shoes and articles of wearing apparel, orna- 
mental and useful equipment, now made 
largely from leather, will be made from v. 

material 39-7 

ventilation 

34-1 

verdict 

1. . . "jury promptly returned a v. for the defen- 
dant." 54-16 

2... "Thus the law which had cost so much of 
efifort to enact was completely overridden 

by public sentiment as reflected by this v" 55-3 

"vested rights*' 

"the 'vested rights' of the hogs to have the freedom 

of the city had been vindicated" 55-3 

victim 

1 . . . why, .... require a v. for himself ? 30-5 

2. . . who stands in your stead, and spills the life 
blood, and stills the last cry, and finds the 

heart of YOUR v? 32-16 

victims 

a mere habit that, annually, for food alone, requires 
and compels millions of v. to pass through this 

most excruciating ordeal ? 29-11 

view 

1 . . . the V. of the sportsman finding puerile 
delight in the pursuit and capture and muti- 
lation of animals 42-16 

2 . . . may be seen peering out from the depths of 
the pine woods or crossing the roads in full 

V. of the coaching parties » 51-1 

views 

1 . . . (Foreword) in turn will show other and 

brighter v. which the Infinite has revealed to them 4-7 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 157 

2 . . . grander v 40-9 

virtue 

quite as earnestly yearns to bring to light that 

neglected v., renunciation 13-7 

vision 

that now the pleading eyes of that agonizing 

creation might confront his v 46-15 

visitors 

a favorable habit with the men, women, and child- 
ren V. to show affection to the dear gray squirrels 

who come hopping along 48-15 

vitality 

firm declaration is that God, Spirit, is the only v., 

Life 28-2 

vivisection 

the practice oiv 44-10 

voice 

1 . . . Yes, if he is worthy he will both hear and 

obey the v. of Wisdom 47-1 

2. . . (From Truth's Psalm) 61-14 

wails 

Ohl that now the combined w. of to-day's tortured 
animal creation might sound in the ear of each 

thoughtless human being 46-1 1 

walk 

this man is not ready for a higher w.: 25-10 

waters 

"for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the 

Lord, as the w. cover the sea." (Isaiah 1 1 :9) 23-8 

way 

1 . . . (Foreword) such a course will at least help to 

clear the w 4-1 1 

2 . . . his loving and humble discharge of each 
rightful obligation. .. .will speed him on 

hisM; 10-4 

3 . . . In the eternal order, according to Genesis 
1:30, the animals were to fare in the only 
intelligent w. . .■ 17-8 



158 INDEX AN APPEAL 

4. . . just as rapidly as the w. opens, gladly and 
sanely to continue excluding the thousands 
of articles made from material procured at 

the price of im justifiable bloodshed 22-6 

5 . . . Whoever thoughtfully, prayerfully, and obedi- 
ently attends to his first move is ever sure 

to find the w. prepared 37-7 

6 . . . This we see exhibited at the present time in 
a most interesting and gratifying w. in 

many of our city parks 48-12 

7 . . . In this iv. the individual shows his greatest 

efficiency 58-2 

8 . . . If not already on the w., the appeal is to you 60-4 

ways 

1... "Yea, they have chosen their own w.'' 

(Isaiah 66:3) 24-7 

2... in any one of thousands of wholesome w., 
with his guide book perhaps, his field 

glasses, his camera, or his kodak 43-16 

wealth- getting » 

The hour will come when the meat industry, to- 
gether with its gluttonous w., will be seen to 

involve a perniciousness 33-13 

wearing 

The w. of feathered songbirds, and wings, and 
breasts, and furs, and skins of animals is a badge 

of the degradation 45-16 

welfare 

they learn gradually that no harm is intended to 

them and they respond to man's regard for their w. . . . 5 1-6 
weighing 

involves a most careful w. of the various applicable 

portions of that Scripture 17-16 

weight 

to the w. of a pitiable bloody carcass with its at- 
tendant unescapable defilement of conscience ? 44-2 

West 

the Jew, the Christian, the religionist of the East 

or T^ 60-12 



AGAINST SLAUGHTER 159 

whatsoever 

Eating w. is set before one 19-1 

wheel 

the porker ready for the automatic hoisting w 28-15 

widening 

we crave the perpetual w. of our horizon 40-8 

wilds 

there, in their natural state, the animals of the 
forests and w. have roamed practically unmo- 
lested 50-5 

will 

1 . . . "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven," 

(Matthew 6:10) 35-11 

2 . . . becomes strong in maintaining the Imperial W . . . . 58-4 
Willis, Nathaniel P. 

the famous author and journalist 51-14 

wings 

The wearing of feathered songbirds, and w., and 

breasts 45-17 

wisdom 

1 . . . W. is everywhere sending out its continuous 

appeal 9-1 

2 . . . all these questions are legitimate and should 
be asked and pondered, but it is also w. to 

take one step at a time 36-4 

3 . . . if he is worthy he will both hear and obey the 

voice otW 47-2 

4... that the Spirit of Wisdom, all along down 
through the ages, has been calling and 

reasoning with humanity against slaughter 59-15 

witless 

But most glaringly useless and witless of all is the 

practice of vivisection 44-9 

woe 

entertains no illusion that the elimination of this 

one w. would establish all goodness 68-13 

wolf 

"The w. also shall dwell with the lamb" (Isaiah 11 :6) . . 22-14 



f 



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woman 

if each meat-eating man, w., and child were obliged 
to kill and prepare his own animal which he in- 
tends for his daily food 24-15 

women 

1 . . , one monstrous nightmare from which thinking 

men and w. at least should awaken. 34-13 

2. . . True men and w. everywhere,. . . .should be 
able to perceive a lamentable obvious mis- 
take 41-8 

3 . . . especially in Central Park of New York City, 
where it has become a favorable habit with 

the men, w., and children 48-14 

4 . . . Our highest gratitude is due to many unknown 
or forgotten, but consecrated men and w. 

for the untiring efforts 55-17 

woods 

1 . . . the call of nature with its streams and w. and 

mountains 43-1 1 

2. . . From time to time, the elk, the deer, or the 
bear may be seen peering out from the 

depths of the pine w 50-17 

word 

1 . . . We have the w. for it that the concession was 
due to the fact that the Israelites were 

yet unworthy 16-7 

2. . . "To this man will I (God) look, even to him 
that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and 

trembleth at my w." (Isaiah 66 :2) 24-2 

3 . . . The same w. points out the trouble — that is, 

just waiting for man to stir himself 36-16 

4 . . . if the reader believes the infallible I AM, here 
is the w. of promise for faithfulness (See 

Leviticus 26:6) 37-16 

5 . . . control delegated alone to the beings whom 
the W. pronounces, "in the image of God," 

and "very good." 41-6 

words 

, . Paul's w. to Timothy 19-6 



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work 

1 , . . (Foreword) To sort out and embrace from 
this suggestive w. whatever advanced ideas 
seem practicable to each, — such a course 
will at least help to clear the way 4-9 

2. . . ought you not to be able to clap your hands 

in holy glee when you see or know about the 
heroic w. of the truly faithful despatcher 

who stands in your stead 32-13 

•world 

Nor will the w. be edified while we remain stiff- 
necked, hard-hearted, or unthinking 47-14 

wrath 

great w, came upon the people. (See Numbers 

11:33) 16-5 

wretchedness 

a mentality that is satisfied to let this screaming 
butchery and loathsome w. continue without a 

protest 33-10 

years 

1 . . . For many y in their natural state, the 

animals of the forests and wilds have roamed 

practically unmolested 50-1 

2... We laugh. "This was eighty y. ago," we say 55-7 

3 . . . is a state akin to that of Albany eighty y. ago 57-10 

Yellowstone National Park 49-17 

" Yet many things" (John 16 :12) 20-8 

yielding 

Until there is a glad y. to the lesser calls, myri- 
ads of normal attainments will be belated 9-4 

zeal 

"His z. in the performance of his duties was such 
that until the day of his death he was commonly 
known as 'Pig Baker.' " 53-16 



